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Man tried to pull woman into his van, police allege By Noelle Barrett
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A Middletown man allegedly grabbed a woman in the Giant Foods parking lot at the Mid-Town Plaza and attempted to pull her into his van on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to Middletown police. Roberto Romero, 37, of the first block of Caravan Court, was apprehended after a tipster identified him from photos posted to Nixle Alert, a public emergency alert system used by the borough, according to a press release from the police department. Roberto A woman told police that Romero Romero approached and allegedly attempted to kidnap her as she was walking toward Adelia Street from the shopping plaza around 12:30 p.m., police said. Romero grabbed the woman and told her to get into his van, but she was able to pull away from Romero and find safety, police said. After a tipster notified police of Romero’s identity, officers located and arrested him at his home, police said. Romero was charged with kidnapping for ransom, criminal attempted kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, indecent assault, stalking and harassment. The charges were filed with District Judge David Judy’s office on Sunday, Aug. 31. Romero was arraigned at the Dauphin County Booking Center and held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, Sept. 9 before Judy.
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NEWS Hearing continued for Steelton woman A plea hearing for a Steelton woman charged with criminal homicide in the death of a cab driver was continued at the request of the defense in Dauphin County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Chief Deputy Public Defender Gregory Mills requested the continuance of Darla Carrington’s hearing before Judge Deborah E. Curcillo after a brief sidebar meeting between the defense and prosecuting attorneys. Carrington, 32, of the 200 block of Elm St., was charged after the death of Dennis J. Green Jr. in her residence on Jan. 4. Authorities found Green, 41, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, beaten and stabbed, police said.
A consultant’s report lists the town’s assets, and suggests how the borough can “alter the trajectory’’ of its future economic success.
Highspire hosts blood drive The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank will hold a community blood drive at the Highspire Borough building from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, contact 1-800-7710059 or visit www.cpbb.org.
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Shortly before a Dauphin County judge sentenced former Lower Dauphin School Board member Rodney Nissley on Thursday, Aug. 28 for sexually assaulting a child, his victim spoke in the courtroom. At times, the teenage girl’s voice quavered. In other moments, she looked directly at Nissley. “Rodney, you’re a sick person,’’ she told him, making eye contact with him. “You used me for personal gain.’’ Rodney Judge Andrew H. Nissley Dowling sentenced Nissley to 10 to 20 years in state prison for the 10 charges for which a jury found him guilty in March. The charges included four counts of aggravated indecent assault, three counts of indecent assault, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor and indecent exposure. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges of rape of a child, statutory sexual assault and incest. The victim testified during the trial that Nissley
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rapidly expanding college campus. Beautiful waterfront views. Unique architecture and a distinctive history. A location close enough to all that is fun and exciting, yet far enough away to be tranquil. Sound like any place you know? Middletown has natural and man-made assets that most other towns would die to possess. Despite that, the town is performing far below its potential. The good news is that the town and its people have within their power the ability to change that. These are the findings of an economic development strategic plan that was scheduled to be presented to Middletown Borough Council for the first time on Tuesday, Sept. 2 during a council meeting. The plan is the product of Commonwealth Economics, a consulting firm working for Dewberry, the engineering company hired by the borough to lead in the revitalization of Middletown’s downtown. The 43-page report leaves no stone unturned in assessing the borough according to a broad range of quality-of-life factors,
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such as education, housing, income, crime, employment, physical and cultural amenities, and demographics. The consultants looked at historical trends to see how these quality-of-life indicators have changed over time. For example, the borough’s population has shrunk over the past generation, but the town today has a relatively high proportion of young people living here. The report also shows how the borough stacks up to three neighboring communities – Elizabethtown, Hummelstown and Lititz – that were chosen for comparison based on input provided to the consultants by focus group participants. While the report was done for a company that the borough has hired to make the town look good, the end product pulls no punches. The goal of the report, as stated in the executive summary, is “to alter the trajectory of economic performance in Middletown.” “Recent decades have been associated with significant disinvestment, stagnant population and property values, declining homeownership and unacceptably high commercial vacancy,” the report says – all of which is supported in detail by dataPlease See FUTURE, Page A5
Middletown man found guilty of molestation ments during the threeday trial before Judge Todd A. Hoover. The victim fought As a Dauphin County through tears as she testijury found a Middletown fied that Szekeres started man guilty of abusing a sexually assaulting her girl for 14 years, chaos when she was 6 years ensued in the courtroom old, and said the abuse on Wednesday, Aug. 20. continued for 14 years. The family of Harry Overcome with emoSzekeres, 59, who was convicted of more than Harry Szekeres tion, the victim told the jury, “I didn’t think this 30 charges of child sexwould be so hard,” acual molestation, began yelling at the victim across the cording to the District Attorney’s courtroom, telling her, “You’ll rot office. The victim also testified about the in hell, you [expletive],” according to a news release from the Dauphin impact the abuse had on her – years of County District Attorney’s office. Please See GUILTY, Page A6 It was one of many emotional mo-
Woman burned in Steelton fire A house fire that burned a 37-year-old Steelton woman over 60 percent of her body on Sunday, Aug. 31 is being investigated as suspicious, according to Mayor Tom Acri. Steelton police detectives are working with fire marshals from Swatara Twp. and the Pennsylvania State Police to investigate the fire in the 300 block of S. Fourth St. that left resident Jennifer Hanzel injured, Acri said. Hanzel was identified by a relative. She is currently being treated at the Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Regional Burn Center in Allentown. Firefighters were called to the house around 5:30 p.m., and when authorities arrived they found the victim sitting in a swimming pool in the back yard, “trying to keep cool,’’ Acri said. Acri said the victim was burned “from her waist to the top of her head,” and is currently in stable condition at the hospital.
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Pete Keefer also reports extensively on this family in The Keefer Families. He says on page 39, “Johann Theobald [Dewald] Kieffer, the third son of the immigrant Abraham was, like his parents, a devout member of the German Reformed Church. (Note: This numbering counts both Johann Nicholas and Johann Peter as older sons of immigrant Abraham Kieffer). In Berks County, Pa. he was treasurer of the Maxatawny Church. He was a successful farmer. The 1781 census for Berks County shows that he owned 257 acres of land, five horses, and seven cows. During the Revolutionary War, he served with the Berks County Militia guarding Hessian soldiers at Reading. “In 1786, Dewald moved his family to Franklin County, Pa. On June 5 of that year he was one of the trustees of a joint Lutheran and German Reformed congregation to sign an agreement to purchase five acres of land for a church, school house and burial ground. The church was to be called ‘Salem’ and be located near Pleasant Hall, Pennsylvania. “1787 Dewald purchased a tract of land known as ‘Clarks Fancy,’ and in December 1789 laid out a plan for a new town to be named ‘Strasburg’ in Letterkenny Twp. of Franklin County. (Because there was another town called ‘Strasburg, in Lancaster County, the name was changed to ‘Upper Strasburg in the year 1829). “On a choice lot adjacent to what is now known as ‘Britton Spring,’ Dewald Kieffer erected a building or a tavern. In 1798, ‘Keefer’s Tavern’ was described as a two-story log cabin, 26’x26’ with nine windows and 139 panes of glass. There was a 10’x10’ log cabin kitchen and a large barn. Some historians recorded that this was a famous resort of its day - another version is that it was a ‘dirty little Dutch tavern.’ In 1859 the tavern was closed, but there were many later owners of the property. “The oldest child was son Abraham who served twice in the Revolution, once as a substitute for his father and afterwards on his own account. He and George Beaver (Bieber) served with the same company of Berks County Associators. It is documented in the published Pennsylvania Archives that Abraham Keefer was serving as a captain of the First Company, Fifth Battalion of the Berks County Militia on May 10, 1780 while on that same date George Beaver was a captain of the Fourth Company, First Battalion. Both are said to have served for a time under Colonel Anthony Wayne. “After the war in about 1782, these two veterans became brothers-in-law, by marrying each others’ sisters, Abraham marrying Catherine Beaver and George marrying Catherine Keefer.” There is also a brief biography of Dewald Kieffer in the book prepared for the 200th anniversary of Upper Strasburg held there June 24-25, 1989. Also, in William W. Brittion’s 1972 book some “Early History of Upper Strasburg, Pennsylvania,” there is a lot-by-lot review of the landowners of the original lots in Upper Strasburg as laid out by Dewald Kieffer. All of these discussions of Dewald Kieffer offer good reading but less on documentation. But like the names themselves, most details likely are rooted somewhere in fact. It just takes an interested someone to search them out in relevant detail. Next time,
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Abraham Keiffer - Another Segment By Tom Durkin
These paragraphs continue discussion of the family of Abraham Kieffer, immigrant to Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1748, this time focusing on Dewald Kieffer’s wife, long believed to be Hannah Fuchs/Fox. Unfortunately, there apparently are no church records proving her maiden name, although Hannah Fox is steeped in family tradition. If this is correct, her surname likely originally was Fuchs, a reasonably common Berks County name of the time and one found with some frequency and some variation in the Mertz Church records. Dewald Kieffer and his wife are mentioned in the church books of both Mertz Church and Delong’s Church with a variety of given names for her but never with a maiden surname. Her name is variously reported in the records as Hannah, Hanna, Maria Anna, Marrianna, Marrianne (which in German would be pronounced closely to Marrianna), Maria Joanna, Marie Susanna, and Maria Stana. And so her first name is not definitively proven either, but it seems likely it had “Maria” before “Hannah” or some other second part. This causes problems because the name” Maria Kieffer” is also found in Mertz Church records. Saying more about Hannah Fox at this time requires introduction of what I call an “Aunt Tillie Story,” one may be with a little more credibility than some, but still an Aunt Tillie story. Everyone remotely interested in family has heard Aunt Tillie stories. They concern missing information on ancestors back a few generations and they take the following general from some cousin who says: “I am not sure who the father of great-grandmother Smith was, but my mother said her great-Aunt Tillie, who lived to be 95 years old, told her his name was (for example) Peter Miller.” Now, there is a list of things wrong with this statement as proof of anything: Aunt Tillie’s age when she passed away is irrelevant; she may have learned the information she reported 75 years earlier or 75 minutes; Aunt Tillie may have been very careful with details or very imprecise. She may have remembered the information rightly or wrongly (or even partly but not completely wrong like mixing generations) and she may have conveyed the information accurately or not; the story contains no information on Aunt Tillie’s source. It may have been accurate or not. She may have known the people involved or she may have recalled vague speculation by her third cousin. Her source may even have assumed the answers based on something else; the cousin who reported the Aunt Tillie story may or may not have remembered the story from Aunt Tillie correctly either. For good and bad, Aunt Tillie stories can be a godsend clue for research direction or a research disaster. Those who have spent immeasurable time chasing down the details of stories like this that ultimately turn out to be erroneous will understand the latter. Apparently, there is no documentary evidence available that notes the parents of ancestors of Hanna (or Johanna, Marianna, Marrianne, etc.) Fuchs/Fox, wife of Dewald Kieffer, despite widespread indication this was her name. Maybe further careful research will reveal this information. Based on Dewald Kieffer’s age, she was probably born around 1737 or so, likely in Europe but maybe in Pennsylvania. Maybe a careful search of the microfilms at the Family History Library will answer the question, but who knows now without a substantial new effort? Con’t Column No. 761 Keefer Family Association, Volume XXVI, Issue No. 4, December 2013
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION 2013 -1 Proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, eliminating the Traffic Court of Philadelphia. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following integrated amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania are proposed in accordance with Article XI: (1) That section 1 of Article V be amended to read: § 1. Unified judicial system. The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a unified judicial system consisting of the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, the Commonwealth Court, courts of common pleas, community courts, municipal [and traffic] courts in the City of Philadelphia, such other courts as may be provided by law and justices of the peace. All courts and justices of the peace and their jurisdiction shall be in this unified judicial system. (2) That the heading and subsection (c) of section 6 of Article V be amended to read: § 6. Community courts; Philadelphia Municipal Court [and Traffic Court]. *** (c) In the City of Philadelphia there shall be a municipal court [and a traffic court]. The number of judges and the jurisdiction [of each] shall be as provided by law. [These courts] This court shall exist so long as a community court has not been established or in the event one has been discontinued under this section. (3) That subsection (d) of section 10 of Article V be amended to read: § 10. Judicial administration. *** (d) The Chief Justice and president judges of all courts with seven or less judges shall be the justice or judge longest in continuous service on their respective courts; and in the event of his resignation from this position the justice or judge next longest in continuous service shall be the Chief Justice or president judge. The president judges of all other courts shall be selected for five-year terms by the members of their respective courts[, except that the president judge of the traffic court in the City of Philadelphia shall be appointed by the Governor]. A Chief Justice or president judge may resign such position and remain a member of the court. In the event of a tie vote for office of president judge in a court which elects its president judge, the Supreme Court shall appoint as president judge one of the judges receiving the highest number of votes. *** (4) That subsection (b) of section 12 of Article V be amended to read: § 12. Qualifications of justices, judges and justices of the peace. *** (b) [Judges of the traffic court in the City of Philadelphia and justices] Justices of the peace shall be members of the bar of the Supreme Court or shall complete a course of training and instruction in the duties of their respective offices and pass an examination prior to assuming office. Such courses and examinations shall be as provided by law. (5) That subsection (a) of section 15 of Article V be amended to read: § 15. Tenure of justices, judges and justices of the peace. (a) The regular term of office of justices and judges shall be ten years and the regular term of office for judges of the municipal court [and traffic court] in the City of Philadelphia and of justices of the peace shall be six years. The tenure of any justice or judge shall not be affected by changes in judicial districts or by reduction in the number of judges. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of these proposed constitutional amendments, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of these proposed constitutional amendments. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of these proposed constitutional amendments, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of these proposed constitutional amendments. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit the proposed constitutional amendments under section 1 of this resolution to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth as a single ballot question at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendments are passed by the General Assembly.
JOINT RESOLUTION 2013-2 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for criteria for institutions of purely public charity. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a clause to read: § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. *** (b) The General Assembly may, by law: *** (vii) Establish uniform standards and qualifications which shall be the criteria to determine qualification as institutions of purely public charity under clause (v) of subsection (a) of this section. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly. JOINT RESOLUTION 2013-3 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 16(b) of Article V be amended to read: § 16. Compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace. *** (b) Justices, judges and justices of the peace shall be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of [70] 75 years. Former and retired justices, judges and justices of the peace shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by law. Except as provided by law, no salary, retirement benefit or other compensation, present or deferred, shall be paid to any justice, judge or justice of the peace who, under section 18 or under Article VI, is suspended, removed or barred from holding judicial office for conviction of a felony or misconduct in office or conduct which prejudices the proper administration of justice or brings the judicial office into disrepute. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.
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In accordance with section 1003 of the First Class Township Code, the following concise financial statements present the financial position of Lower Swatara Township at December 31, 2013 and the results of its operations for the year then ended. LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP CONCISE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PUBLICATION CONCISE BALANCE SHEET - COMBINED FUNDS DECEMBER 31, 2013 ASSETS Cash Investments - at market value Accounts receivable: Taxes receivable Other Due from other governments Prepaid expenses Restricted assets: Cash Property and equipment - net - at cost Unamortized bond issuance costs Total assets LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY LIABILITIES Payables Accrued expenses Due to other governments Due to Municipal Authority of Lower Swatara Township Funds held in trust Funds held in escrow General obligation bond payable Accumulated compensated absences Payroll deductions and withholdings Deferred revenue Total liabilities FUND BALANCES Invested in capital assets - net of related debt Reserve for pension and employee benefits Restricted Appropriated Unappropriated Total fund equity Total liabilities and fund equity
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BOROUGH OF ROYALTON SPECIAL MEETING The Royalton Borough Authority has scheduled a meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, beginning at 5:00 P.M. The meeting will be held at the Royalton Borough Building, 101 Northumberland Street, Royalton, Pa. Purpose will be to discuss any and all business brought to the Royalton Borough Authority.
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Excluded from the above is the following related to the Township’s general fixed assets and net debt as of December 31,2013 General fixed assets, net, at cost $13,077,834 G.O. bond/note payable $5,224,567 Capitalized leases payable $219,485 Accumulated compensated absences and vacation payable $196,463
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LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP CONCISE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PUBLICATION CONCISE STATEMENT OF REVENUE, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND EQUITY - COMBINED FUNDS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 REVENUES Real estate taxes (assessed value $644,783,300) Act 511 taxes Licenses and permits Fines and forfeits Interest and rents Net investment income Intergovernmental revenue Sewer rentals Other Total revenues EXPENDITURES General government Police protection Fire protection Building, regulation and planning Emergency management Storm management and flood control General health services Sanitation and sewer Highways, roads and streets Business technology Parks and recreation Debt service Other Depreciation and amortization Pension benefits paid Total expenditures Excess revenues over expenditures before other financing sources (uses) OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Excess revenues over expenditures FUND EQUITY, BEGINNING OF YEAR FUND EQUITY, END OF YEAR
$2,827,806 1,942,945 550,214 53,457 23,617 1,573,330 1,538,746 2,208,809 743,571 11,462,495 481,832 1,861,910 482,936 376,207 3,260 1,111,686 17,103 1,329,374 1,299,101 18,541 118,781 980,786 20,169 421,689 600,687 9,124,062 2,338,433 448,500 2,786,933 24,095,542 26,882,475
The complete financial statements, together with the audit opinion of the independent certified public accountant, have been filed with the Prothonotary of the Court of Dauphin County and are on file at the Township’s office. 9/3-1T #177 www.publicnoticepa.com
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National Honor To M-town’s Dominic ‘Dom’ DiFrancesco Central Pennsylvania will boast a national celebrity with the election of Middletown’s Dominic “Dom” DiFrancesco to the position of national commander of The American Legion. DiFrancesco’s official election is expected to take place this week at the American Legion’s national convention in Arizona. To honor “Dom” on this once-in-a-lifetime achievement, his hometown Legion Post, Middletown Post 594 is ready to roll out the red carpet. A celebration, complete with parade and reception, has been set for this Sunday in Middletown. Sunday’s celebration will kick off with a parade beginning after noon. Of course the man of the hour, DiFrancesco, will be the prominent feature of the parade, the event will also feature numerous marching units, including the Middletown Area High School’s “Blue Wave” Marching Band, honor guards from area Legion Posts, local Legion dignitaries and firefighting and rescue equipment from Middletown, Lower Swatara Township, Elizabethtown Borough and the National Guard. Parade organizers add that invitations to participate in the parade have been sent to many other groups throughout Central Pennsylvania so additions to the parade’s lineup are expected. Legion dignitaries from throughout Pennsylvania will converge to officially honor the new national commander. It is rumored President Bush will be in attendance. His election as national commander is certainly a bright spot for Middletown and for Pennsylvania. He is the first national commander from Middletown and the second from Pennsylvania since 1946. LD Board Tries To Play Down Threat Of Strike Persistent rumors of a potential strike and alleged erroneous reports in the daily press have prompted the Lower Dauphin School District to issue a statement in attempts to calm the waters regarding the lack of a contract between the District and the educators’ union. But even though the Lower Dauphin School Board is attempting to mitigate the issue, it admitted in a press release
that “there was and continues to be significant disagreement” between the Board’s salary proposal and union’s salary proposal. As of last Friday talks between the School District and the Educators of Lower Dauphin School District (ELD) are continuing. “There is no threat of a strike and I’d like to stress none,” Terri Houck, District spokeswoman said on Friday. “I am aware that other districts in the Commonwealth are negotiating contracts and talk of strikes about them has arisen but there’s nothing of the sort here.” Houck added that she believes that both the District and the ELD are moving together toward a settlement. “I don’t think we’ll have any nonsense at least through the first week of school,” she said. As with other districts in the state the main issue remaining to be settled in the Lower Dauphin District involves salaries. According to its press release, the District’s offer for a threeyear contract features increases of 8.1 percent in the first year; 7.8 percent in the second year; and 8 percent in the third year of the contract. Elizabethtown Educators Could Strike Wednesday Representatives of the Elizabethtown Area School District continued to be uncertain Tuesday afternoon if a teacher’s strike would be called Wednesday morning, the scheduled start of the 1991-92 school year. Richard Sterner, the state-appointed mediator for the local teachers’ union, said his group was planning to meet late Tuesday to vote on the EASD Board’s most recent offer, made during an early morning session the same day. Although he refused to elaborate on that proposal, Sterner said he would recommend a rejection of the offer. He also stated he did not know if the teachers would decide on a strike at the later meeting. District Superintendent Dr. Robert Kratz said Tuesday that the Board had agreed to another negotiating session, slated for Thursday evening. He, too was uncertain about the possibility of a strike. According to Norman White, the Board’s chief negotiator, last Friday’s bargaining session also ended in an impasse, prompting the latest meeting. White, of the Harrisburg law firm McNees, Wallace & Nurick, stated that the Board on Friday
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23 YEARS AGO - Getting A Kick Out Of Trip To USSR – 14-year-old Ben Olsen, of Middletown, is among 19 youths throughout eastern Pennsylvania chosen to compete in the Soviet Union at this months Liberty Cup Moscow Invitational Soccer Tournament. Ben will leave for his 10-day excursion on August 18. During his visit he will participate in a number of soccer clinics and compete in regional tournaments with teams from various parts of the world.
had offered an 8.1 salary increase, approximately $2,450 a year, for he current school year, and a 7.5 percent increase for 1992-93. That proposal did not reduce any fringe benefits for EASD faculty and even increased some of them, White said. The offer also required the addition of two workdays for teachers during the 1992-93 school year. White indicated that the Board’s negotiating team has now made several proposals without a significant counter-offer from the local Education Association. “Although unorthodox,” White said Friday, “in an effort to reach agreement the Board has raised its offer three times without corresponding movement from the union.” Teacher representative Nancy Warble criticized the Board for refusing to meet with the union before Friday’s session. She accused the directors of stalling the negotiating process, despite
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town’s present level of interaction with Penn State Harrisburg – despite the report’s conclusion that the burgeoning campus holds the key to the town’s future success. The report also describes a dysfunctional relationship between the town’s government and its residents and business community. From the outside perspective of the consultants, the picture is of a borough government that is aloof, unresponsive and uncommunicative.
based charts and graphs highlighted throughout the publication. The report also makes repeated references to the significant obstacles that the borough faces – some largely beyond the town’s control, such as broader state, national and global economic trends, but others seemingly of our own making. For instance, the consultants describe as “shockingly small” the
Four key recommendations are offered in the report, based on the data trend analysis and from what the consultants gleaned from three focus group sessions that separately gathered input from Penn State Harrisburg students and staff, business owners, and borough residents. Read the report: www.pressandjournal.com
The report at a glance: Penn State Harrisburg:
The growing campus “arguably represents the single greatest opportunity for rejuvenation in the borough,” yet the town’s current level of interaction with Penn State Harrisburg is “shockingly small.” Students say the downtown has little to offer and that they do not feel safe off campus. “Middletown can no longer afford to effectively ignore the presence of this rapidly expanding campus, which among other things includes growing out-ofstate populations … if the notion is that a rising tide lifts all boats, Penn State Harrisburg should be considered the most likely source of that rising tide.”
Population:
Middletown has less people now than in the 1960s. The town’s population declined 3.4 percent from 1990 to 2012 – in contrast to the state growing by 7 percent and the nation by nearly 24 percent during the same period. Elizabethtown and Hummelstown also grew faster during this same period. Middletown’s population is expected to expand only gradually going forward, but that would be an improvement over previous decades.
Poverty:
Poverty in Middletown is “elevated” and has “risen sharply” over the past 10-plus years. The current poverty level in Middletown exceeds 15 percent, more than double that of Lititz and nearly three times the level of Hummelstown.
Diversity:
Middletown is more diverse than comparable communities – however, this largely reflects the
relative lack of racial and ethnic diversity in those other communities. For example, nearly 10 percent of Middletown residents are African-American, while more than 97 percent of Hummelstown residents are white.
entertainment, and in education and in health services. Middletown has a “disproportionate” concentration of employment in distribution, construction, arts and entertainment, retail trade and finance.
Age:
Income:
Middletown has a relatively high proportion of chlldren – nearly 20 percent of borough residents are 14 years of age or younger, according to the most recent U.S. Census data.
Education:
Middletown has a relatively small population of those who have some college education or an advanced degree. However, the report says this trend has been moving in the opposite direction over the past 10-plus years, with the share of residents with an advanced degree rising and the share of those lacking a high school degree declining. The report says there is “evidence of progress” within Middletown Area School District, with the proportion of students scoring advanced in reading and math on the rise while the share scoring below basic in math and reading is on the decline.
Crime:
The combination of property and violent crime is less in Middletown than in Pennsylvania as a whole. However, it is higher than in Elizabethtown and much higher than in Hummelstown and Lititz.
Employment:
Between 2000 and 2012, job losses have been significant in agriculture, public administration, transportation/distribution and manufacturing. Jobs and economic activity have increased in arts and
Middletown’s median household income is just over $44,000 – below that of Hummelstown ($56,900), Lititz ($51,200), and Elizabethtown ($50,400). More than one in four Middletown households report annual income of less than $25,000 – with 12.6 percent of borough households reporting income above $100,000, suggesting a widening gap between rich and poor in the town.
Tax base:
As in many other comparable communities, Middletown’s tax base has been flat since 2008 as a result of the economic downturn and the sluggish recovery. However, among the other communities used as a benchmark – Elizabethtown, Hummelstown and Lititz – only Middletown has seen an actual decline in the assessed value of taxable real property.
Housing and property values:
Property values in Middletown are lower than in the comparable communities. Roughly 71 percent of properties in Middletown were valued at $150,000 or less in 2012, compared to 35 percent in Elizabethtown, 37 percent in Hummelstown and 29 percent in Lititz. Middletown’s home ownership rate – 52 percent – is lower compared to the other communities, and its renter-occupied rate is higher.
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Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni sits in a second-floor lobby of the school’s newlyrenovated Educational Activities Building, which overlooks the university’s growing campus. A strategic plan by a consultant says the university is Middletown’s “single greatest opportunity for rejuvenation.’’
The report’s recommendations:
A downtown apartment building for Penn State Harrisburg students: The borough should identify at least one significant downtown site for location of a professionallymanaged apartment building that would target Penn State students. The consultants noted a number of under-utilized parcels in the downtown, some of which take the form of lightly-used surface parking. According to the report, Penn State Harrisburg “arguably represents the single greatest opportunity for rejuvenation in the borough.” “The clustering of Penn State students, staff and faculty would also help to support existing enterprises, including eateries and the Elks Theatre. If the notion is that a rising tide lifts all boats, Penn State Harrisburg should be considered the most likely source of that rising tide.”
Victorian and other properties that are re-converted for owner-occupied properties. The consultants envision that in most cases these properties will be converted from rental units to condominium units. The consultant say that tax breaks would help reverse the trend of the past several decades of some of the borough’s most historic and beautiful structures being sub-divided into rental units – contributing to a townwide homeownership rate of just 52 percent. The recommendation suggests a tax break plan where owners who convert their property back to being owner-occupied would pay just 20 percent of their borough property tax bill in the first year, 40 percent in the second, 60 percent in the third, and 80 percent in the fourth year. After five years, the owner would pay the full amount and the plan would lead to increased property tax revenue to the borough overall, the consultants say.
Tax incentives for historic properties:
Market Middletown to travelers:
The consultants recommend that “significant property tax breaks” be provided to owners of historic
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Lawrence J. Brekosky, 53, of the 100 block of Fairway Dr., Dillsburg, was arrested at 11:51 p.m. on Aug. 9 and charged with DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI and driving a vehicle with no rear lights, police report. Brekosky was stopped on South Eisenhower Boulevard while driving a 2005 Nissan Altima that had a faulty light on its license plate, police said. Alcohol was found in a breath sample taken from Brekosky that was analyzed with a portable breathalyzer, police said. Following sobriety tests, Brekosky was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 24 before District Judge Michael Smith. Sigfredo Torres-Aviles, 33, of the
400 block of Eshelman St., Highspire, was charged with DUI-highest rate of alcohhol, DUI and driving an unregistered vehicle, police report. Torres-Aviles, who was driving a 1991 Honda Accord, was stopped at 3 a.m. on Aug. 16 at South Eisenhower Boulevard and Route 283 after nearly striking a concrete median, police said. Alcohol was found in a breath sample taken from Torres-Aviles that was analyzed with a portable breathalyzer. Following sobriety tests, TorresAviles was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 15 before District Judge Michael Smith. Theft of scrap metal An undetermined amount of scrap metal was stolen from a business in the 1000 block of Fulling Mill Road, police report. Investigators said two incidents of theft took place at Coin Wrap on Aug. 23 or 24. A spokesperson for the local company said the scrap metal was stolen from a Dumpster at the business. No estimate of the loss was made. An investigation is continuing. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463. Indecent assault charge Le Chen, no age reported, of the 200 block of W. Main St., was charged with indecent assault and false imprisonment after he allegedly forceably kissed a woman at a residence in the Campus Heights Apartments on May 4, police report. No sexual act occurred, police said. The alleged incident happened after Chen and the complainant left a Middletown bar, police said.
The consultants say business leaders have no “voice” and that communication with borough government is “challenging.” An organization devoted to business in the borough would identify key issues of concern in the business community and serve to advance the interests of business as well as the broader community. The chamber would also be responsible for implementing the online marketing initiative that the consultants recommended.
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Afterward, Chen allegedly sent repeated text messages to the complainant and called her, police said. A preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 8 before District JudgeSOON! Michael Smith. COMING Digital camera stolen A Sony camera, a lens and two memory cards were taken from a residence in the 1000 block of Farmhouse Lane on Aug. 19, police report. Total loss was estimated at $1,000. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463.
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Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.
DUI charge Ismael Gonzalez-Gonzalez, 22, of the 700 block of Highland St., Steelton, was charged with DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI and driving a vehicle with no rear lights, police report. The charges were filed when Gonzalez-Gonzalez’s 2006 Honda Ridgeline was stopped at 12:50 a.m. on Aug. 11 at West Harrisburg Pike and Florentine Street for swerving in lanes of traffic and a faulty light on its license plate, police said. Alcohol was found in a breath sample taken from Gonzalez-Gonzalez that was analyzed with a portable breathalyzer, police said. Following sobriety tests, Gonzalez-Gonzalez was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 24 before District Judge Michael Smith.
The borough needs a greater and more robust online presence to market Middletown and to take
advantage of the town’s close proximity to Hershey and its attractions. The goal would be to capture more of the nearly 60 percent of visitors to the region who come to Hersheypark and the other tourist attractions in Hershey. The effort would target key markets in the greater Harrisburg area as well as in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The consultants suggest development of a new hotel in the borough is premature and that financing for such a venture likely would not be available.
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sexually abused her over a seven-year period, starting when she was about 7 years old. Prior to hearing Nissley’s sentence, the victim’s mother and adoptive father also addressed Nissley, her mother visibly choked up. “You took her innocence,’’ the victim’s mother told Nissley. “You took her self-respect, you took her childhood. She’ll never get her childhood back. You are selfish, and I am thankful that justice is going to be served today.” Said the victim’s adoptive father, as he looked at Nissley, “If you were half a man, you would have admitted what you did. You are sick.” Before learning his fate, Nissley had an opportunity to speak, and he did,
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alcohol and drug abuse to cope before she was able to get her life together, according to the release. While the victim testified she moved to the country of Nepal, she said she feared Szekeres could access other children, compelling her to contact authorities, the release states. After she testified, Dauphin County Det. Andrew Dixon played a recording of a phone call between the victim and Szekeres. The 20-minute phone call was made by the victim from Nepal, and was recorded and monitored by Dixon. During the conversation, Szekeres apologized and begged for forgiveness, the release states. When the victim asked if he understood the impact of his actions, he responded, “... it was wrong, I know it was wrong but I’m not a bad person … it was a huge mistake, if I could take it back, I would take it back a hundred thousand fold, I cannot take it back, I cannot take it back,” according to the release. The jury found Szekeres guilty of all charges filed against him, including six counts of indecent deviate sexual
for about 10 minutes. During that time, he never apologized, admitted guilt, or proclaimed his innocence. Instead, as he spoke to a large group of around two dozen relatives and friends, he referenced biblical passages. “These trials are only a test of your faith,” Nissley said, referencing the First Epistle of Peter from the New Testament. “Look forward to the special blessings that will come to you … Don’t slip back into your evil ways.” As Nissley continued, sniffles and quiet sobs could be heard from his loved ones. “For He himself has said, you must be holy, because I am holy,” Nissley said. At the conclusion of his speech, he gave his family one final reminder. “Remember these words, because when we all get to heaven, what a
intercourse of a victim less than 16 years old, 12 counts of incest, six aggravated indecent assault charges, rape by forcible compulsion, statutory sexual assault, four counts of sexual assault, two counts of indecent assault and three counts of indecent deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion. The case was emotionally challenging for Chief Deputy District Attorney Sean McCormack. “As a prosecutor, to have to question a victim, who is obviously going through emotional pain while testifying, to keep reliving her abuse is one of the most difficult parts of this job,” he said. Szekeres was released from Dauphin County Prison after posting $150,000 bail on Aug. 21, court records show. Hoover ordered that Szekeres be evaluated by the Sexual Offender Assessment Board to determine if he’ll be considered a sexually violent predator under Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law. Szekeres is scheduled to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 before Hoover. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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psychologist Dr. Robert Stein, Dowling ruled that Nissley will be classified as a sexually violent predator under Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law. As a result, he will have to be a lifetime registrant under Megan’s Law, and authorities will notify local schools, day care centers and his neighbors of his presence in the community. Nissley will also be required to receive sex offender counseling for the rest of his life. While Nissley will have to follow the stringent guidelines for his lifetime, McCormack called Nissley’s actions “a lifetime punishment for the victim.” “The one thing I did argue, I believe truly there are two different faces of Rodney Nissley – the one he works so hard to make sure that people see, and the one that he is committing these crimes,” McCormack said. McCormack also lauded the victim for her courage during the trial and sentencing. “It never fails to amaze me the strength that victims find in themselves to give a victim impact statement three or four feet away,” McCormack said. “To tell him directly just what he did to her, it’s amazing.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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Notice of sex offender registry Police report they received the following notices from the Pennsylvania State Police in reference to Megan’s Law notifications: Craig M. Jordan, 56, who was convicted of incest, has listed a primary residence in the first block of Mill St.; Derick C. Pennington, 30, who was convicted of aggravated indecent assault, has listed a primary residence in the 200 block of Scott Ave.; and Jeremy M. Hetrick, 42, who was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, has listed a primary residence in the 400 block of S. Lawrence St. Hit and run crash A Middletown resident’s vehicle was struck while it was parked at a business in the 400 block of E. Main St. on Aug. 24, police report. One door on the vehicle was caved in, police said. No damage estimate was reported. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-558-6900. Information may also be given anonymously at www. pressandjournal.com. Complaint about music Police received a complaint about music containing swearing that was being played by another person in Hoffer Park on Aug. 24. Police said that based on case law they are prohibited from taking action on the allegation unless someone would be willing to testify in court that the music was offensive to the complainant. Reportedly the caller told the investigating officer that he
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In the letter, Jordan said he was “beginning the grieving process in living his life without you,” Dowling told Nissley, adding that he “scarred” many people. “I hope at some point you come to grips with that,” Dowling said. Dowling handed down the minimum mandatory sentence of 10-20 years in state prison, with other sentences running concurrently. According to Weisenberger, Nissley plans to appeal the conviction. However, both Weisenberger and McCormack expressed satisfaction with the sentence. “The court was stuck with the mandatory sentence. Taking that into consideration, the sentence was fair,” Weisenberger said. “I’m happy that [Dowling] did concurrent sentences.” “I think it’s an appropriate sentence given the damage that he has caused to not only his victim but to many others,” McCormack said. Following his prison sentence, Nissley will be on state probation for 10 years, and is not permitted to have contact with minors. Weisenberger requested an exception if Nissley were to have grandchildren, a request denied by Dowling, although he stated it could be revisited upon Nissley’s release. Also after hearing testimony from
would approach Middletown Borough Council about regulating the kind of music that can be played by someone renting the park. DUI, drug charges Mark R. Nissley, 35, of the 200 block of Northumberland St., Middletown, was arrested at 10:42 p.m. on Aug. 23 and charged with DUI, DUI-controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, driving without a license, operating a vehicle with unsafe equipment and operating a vehicle with no rear lights, police report. Nissley was driving a 2002 BMW that was stopped in the 700 block of E. Main St. because the car had a faulty light over the license plate and was being driven in an erratic manner, police said. Nissley told the arresting officer that he did not have a driver’s license. Police also found that several warrants had been filed against Nissley. Police said they saw and confiscated drug paraphernalia from the car, including numerous syringes as well as several plastic bags containing suspected heroin. Nissley was taken to Harrisburg Hospital, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. Nissley was arraigned on the charges and placed in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 24 before District Judge David Judy.
Attempted burglary Police were called to an apartment in the 500 block of N. Pine St. to investigate an attempted burglary. The resident told police she believed someone was trying to forcibly enter her apartment through a back door at 9:51 p.m. on Aug. 22. Police did not find any signs of an attempted breakin. Officers instructed the resident to contact 911 if she hears the noise again. Terroristic threats charge Rasheeka Q. Talley, 35, of the 100 block of Witherspoon Ave., Middletown, was charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident at 8:07 p.m. on Aug. 19 in the 100 block of S. Union St., police report. Police were called to investigate a report of an individual in the street spitting and threatening to fight and kill people, police said. 2-car crash No injuries were reported in a two-car crash at 1:53 p.m. on Aug. 23 at North Union Street and Wharton Avenue. A 2000 Toyota Avalon operated by a Hummelstown resident was crossing North Union Street from Wharton Avenue when it struck a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta driven by a Highspire resident, police said. Police said the Jetta sustained major damage and had to be towed from the scene. The Avalon sustained minor damage. The investigating officer reported emergency medical services were called but both operators declined medical assistance.
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glorious day that will be,” he said. Chief Deputy District Attorney Sean McCormack said while some of Nissley’s supporters see him as a “man of faith,” they may not see all of what makes up Nissley. “What do these people really know about this man?” McCormack said. “This defendant is not showing any remorse, not even an iota. I think this truly shows who this man is.” McCormack called for consecutive sentences on all of the charges, while Nissley’s defense attorney, Kristen Weisenberger, asked that the judge run the sentences concurrently. Weisenberger had also filed a motion for extraordinary relief, arguing there was newly discovered evidence – the victim allegedly telling a classmate she made up the allegations. However, Weisenberger said she was unable to speak directly with the classmate, and Dowling denied the motion. As he sentenced Nissley, Dowling told Nissley his actions caused “emotional scarring that will continue into the foreseeable future.” “It’s not only a tragedy for [the victim], but your family as well,” Dowling said. Dowling received and read through 50 character letters prior to the sentencing, with one letter from Nissley’s son Jordan standing out to the judge.
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substances that students are banned from possessing, using or distributing on school property under the district’s Drug and Alcohol policy. The policy also bans students from possessing, using or distributing these items while in district vehicles or while involved in any district-sponsored activity, regardless of whether the activity is taking place on school grounds. In comments e-mailed to the Press And Journal, Superintendent Lori A. Suski said that the policy revisions were crafted over the summer in consultation with the district solicitor. According to Suski, “Over the past year there have been a few situations involving students either using or pos-
sessing synthetic forms of marijuana, hemp oil or other vaporizing products and related accessories.” “In communicating with our district solicitor on this matter, he indicated that several school districts were reviewing their Drug and Alcohol policies for the same reason. The solicitor revised Board Policy No. 227 this summer to address some deficiencies in the existing policy, which was originally developed back in the early 1990s,” Suski noted. Besides adding look-alike, designer and synthetic substances to the definition of controlled substances that are covered under the policy, Suski said the board also expanded the definition of
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“paraphernalia” to include electronic cigarettes and other similar smoking devices, including the substances that are inhaled or ingested through these devices. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, electronic cigarettes – known as e-cigarettes – are battery-powered devices that provide doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol. The centers have reported that the percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes more than doubled from 2011 to 2012. Based on findings from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, the percentage of high school students who reported ever using an e-cigarette rose from 4.7 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2012. Altogether, in 2012 more than 1.78 million middle and high school students nationwide had reported trying e-cigarettes. Middletown is not alone among Pennsylvania school districts in making these revisions to its drug and alcohol policy. Allentown School District banned e-cigarettes earlier this year. District Superintendent C. Russell Mayo was quoted in USA Today as saying that the district chose to “err on the side of caution.” Suski said that for the moment the policy revisions only apply to students. “There are other district policies already in place regarding no tobacco use on district grounds or in district facilities for employees and the general public. Likewise, there are district policies already in place that address drug use/abuse by employees,” Suski said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Falcons fly to 58-0 win over rival Raiders LD claims third consecutive Iron Spike Bowl By Larry Etter
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After giving up a scoring drive on the game’s first possession, things simply went from bad to worse for the Middletown Area varsity football team. The dominating combination of stifling defense and near-flawless offense by host Lower Dauphin proved to be way too much for the youthful Blue Raiders, who were handed one of their worst defeats ever in a 58-0 loss to the Falcons in the third annual Iron Spike Bowl on Friday, Aug. 29 at Hersheypark Stadium. While Lower Dauphin Coach Rob Klock had to be more than happy with what he saw from his team, Middletown Coach Brett Myers was extremely disappointed with his charges and the devastating loss left him nearly speechless. “You practice poorly, you play poorly,” was pretty much all he had to say, alluding to the fact that
he didn’t get the best effort out of his players. While Lower Dauphin (1-0) had dominated the first two games of the current series between the neighboring schools, many, including Myers, anticipated a better game this time around. But it just did not happen and the Falcons flew over, around and through the out-manned Raiders (0-1). After his team easily rolled to a 49-0 halftime lead, Klock went to his bench early in the second half with the mercy clock running. Throughout the game, the Raiders had very little to show for their efforts, with the exception of a couple nice kickoff returns by sophomore Jaelen Thompson. As it turned out, the offense, defense and special teams of Middletown simply failed to generate anything throughout the contest. The Falcons started early and went 75 yards in 9 plays for the game’s initial score. Although Middletown linebackers Caleb Leggore and Jordan Flowers made a couple stops in the drive, Lower Dauphin quarterback Tommy Klock directed the Falcon offense to the end zone for a 7-0 lead with 7:57 left in the first quarter.
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After Thompson’s 47-yard kickoff return gave the Raiders good field position, the team went nowhere on its first drive and was forced to punt. This time, the Falcons needed just one play – a 78-yard run by David Hamaty – for their second score. Following another three-and-out by the Raiders, the Falcons set up at the Middletown 42-yard line. Five plays later, Tommy Klock hooked up with Evan Morrill for a 20-yard touchdown pass, and with 1:44 still left in the first quarter, the Falcons led, 21-0. Early in the second quarter, the Falcons struck again, as Tommy Klock and Morrill connected a second time. It was Falcons 28, Raiders 0. On the next Middletown series, quarterback Nathan Ocker was sacked for a 15-yard loss by Chad Ray on third-and-10. Following Ocker’s punt from his own end zone, the Falcons took over at the Middletown 38-yard line. Kyle Walker ran the distance on first down to push the hosts to a 35-0 lead. But the Falcons were not done yet, scoring twice more in the first half. The first came on a 58-yard
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As the school bus loaded with Steelton-Highspire’s football team rolled up to the field at Bishop McDevitt, the continuous horn honking from the bus and hoots and hollers from Roller fans were enough to get the team pumped. The Class A Rollers were excited, but aware of the challenges they’d have to work through to defeat the Class AAA powerhouse Crusaders. In the end, the matchup proved to be too much for Steel-High, which suffered a stunning 56-0 loss on Friday, Aug. 29 at McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium. Losing to a local rival in the season opener may not have been a good experience for the Rollers (0-1), but it gave the players good experience to take into other difficult face-offs this season. “Tonight, we ran into a nationallyranked football team, a top team that I’m pretty sure will be playing in the state championship in December,” said Steel-High Coach Andrew Erby. “We gained experience, because down the road you’re not going to face a better football team than we faced tonight.” Bishop McDevitt (1-0) finished with two touchdowns a quarter, and while the Rollers had a few opportunities to reach the end zone, the Crusaders defensive line crushed each Steel-High chance to preserve its shutout. The game ended with Steel-High only netting 4 yards on offense to the Crusaders’ 448 yards. The Rollers’ senior quarterback Jaki Bowman, who played his first high
school football game on Friday night, was sacked five times and threw three interceptions. “We have a lot of inexperienced guys. We hurt ourselves, but overall, I was happy with some of the kids who fought and hung in there,” Erby said. “It’s easy to be frustrated when you’re playing a team that’s pretty much loaded in every position.” One of the few Roller veterans, fouryear starter and linebacker Twynique Chisholm-Wilkerson, sat out due to a shoulder injury. “Overall, I think the kids responded pretty well,” Erby said. The Crusaders set the tone of the game early, with Andre Robinson scoring a touchdown less than three minutes into the game on a 5-yard run. The Rollers kept possession for two minutes, losing the ball on a turnover when Bowman was sacked and fumbled the ball. The Crusaders’ Shameil Johnson recovered the fumble. The Crusaders continued to work their way down the field, with Kobay White scoring on a 5-yard pass from quarterback Nick Marsilio to stretch the lead to 14-0 with 5:22 left in the first quarter. The Rollers had a lengthy possession of the ball that started at the close of the first quarter and dragged on for about 8:00, thanks in part to penalties, but the Rollers only moved 30 yards in that time. “We have to work on a lot of things – not making mistakes, coming in strong, staying together as a team,’’ said the Please See ROLLERS, Page B3
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Middletown quarterback Jake Kelly, right, hands the ball off to running back Antonio Gamble in the midgets’ 14-6 victory over Susquehanna.
Raiders take two of three Middletown took two of three games against Susquehanna in CFA football league action on Sunday, Aug. 31 at Middletown Area Middle School. The Blue Raiders stopped Susquehanna, 14-6, in the midget division game. The Raiders won the pony division context, 24-6 over the Indians, while the peewees lost to Susquehanna, 12-6. Middletown travels to New Cumberland for its next games during the weekend of Sept. 6 and 7.
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punt return by Adam Zeiders and the second came on a 33-yard pass from Tommy Klock to Zeiders with 2:28 left. Thompson’s 40-yard kickoff return gave the Raiders good position right at midfield, but Walker intercepted Ocker’s first-down pass to seal Middletown’s fate. The Raiders showed some signs of life to start the second half and picked up a pair of first downs on runs by Ocker and Justin Shaver. But
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Ocker was sacked again and lost the ball, which was recovered by LD’s Justin McIntyre. Four plays later, the Falcons’ second-team offense got into the scoring act, as Brendan Shaffer ran for a 23-yard touchdown at the 5:56 mark. The Middletown offense found no success against Lower Dauphin’s second-team defense and could not even get close to the end zone. Leggore, Clayton Billman, Kurt Dey, Flowers, Hayden Landis and Brent Newton made a number of defensive stops for Middletown and kept the Falcons’ offense off the scoreboard the rest of the way. But the Lower Dauphin defense put two more points on the board when the Raiders’ backup quarterback, Chase Snavely, was tackled in the end zone for a safety with 8:09 left in the game. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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FOOTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Camp Hill 0 0 1-0 Trinity 0 0 1-0 Middletown 0 0 0-1 Steelton-Highspire 0 0 0-1 Palmyra 0 0 0-1 Milton Hershey 0 0 0-1 Boiling Springs 0 0 0-1 West Perry 0 0 0-1 Last week’s games Friday, Aug. 29 Lower Dauphin 58, Middletown 0 Bishop McDevitt 56, Steelton-Highspire 0 Camp Hill 50, Upper Dauphin 27 Trinity 37, Delone Catholic 30 East Pennsboro 34, Palmyra 13 Littlestown 18, Boiling Springs 13 Central Dauphin East 36, Milton Hershey 7 Big Spring 28, West Perry 0 This week’s games Friday, Sept. 5 Middletown at Northern York, 7 p.m. Halifax at Camp Hill Palmyra at Elco Boiling Springs at Bermudian Springs Halifax at Camp Hill Muhlenberg at Milton Hershey West Perry at East Pennsboro Saturday, Sept. 6 Trinity at Wyomissing Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 0 0 1-0 Bishop McDevitt 0 0 1-0 Red Land 0 0 1-0 Hershey 0 0 0-1 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-1 Cedar Cliff 0 0 0-1 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-1 Last week’s games Friday, Aug. 28 Lower Dauphin 58, Middletown 0 Bishop McDevitt 56, Steelton-Highspire 0 Red Lion 28, Hershey 7 Penn Manor 27, Cedar Cliff 20 Carlisle 43, Mechanicsburg 28 Conrad Weiser 41, Susquehanna Twp. 16 Red Land 25, York Suburban 0 This week’s games Thursday, Sept. 4 Carlisle at Red Land Friday, Sept. 5 Lower Dauphin at Cedar Crest, 7 p.m. Mechanicsburg at Spring Grove Susquehanna Twp. at Central Dauphin Hershey at Elizabethtown Bishop McDevitt at State College South Western at Cedar Cliff CFA YOUTH FOOTBALL NATIONAL CONFERENCE PEEWEE Division 4 W L PTS East Pennsboro 2 0 4 Mechanicsburg 2 0 4 Middletown 1 1 2 Steelton 1 1 2 Susquehanna 1 1 2 Division 3 W L PTS Cedar Cliff 1 1 2 New Cumberland 1 1 2 Northern 1 1 2 Hummelstown 0 2 0 Hershey 0 2 0 Last week’s games Susquehanna 12, Middletown 6 Mechanicsburg 12, Steelton 0 New Cumerland 13, Hummelstown 0 MIDGET Division 4 W L PTS Middletown 2 0 4 Mechanicsburg 2 0 4 East Pennsboro 0 2 0 Susquehanna 0 2 0 Steelton 0 2 0 Division 3 W L PTS Hershey 2 0 4 Cedar Cliff 2 0 4 New Cumberland 2 0 4 Hummelstown 0 2 0 Northern 0 2 0 Last week’s games Middletown 14, Susquehanna 6 Mechanicsburg 32, Steelton 6 New Cumberland 28, Hummelstown 0 PONY Division 4 W L PTS Mechanicsburg 2 0 4 Middletown 1 1 2 Steelton 1 1 2 East Pennsboro 0 2 0 Susquehanna 0 2 0 Division 3 W L PTS Cedar Cliff 2 0 4 Northern 2 0 4 Hershey 1 1 2 New Cumberland 1 1 2 Hummelstown 0 2 0 Last week’s games Middletown 24, Susquehanna 6 Mechanicsburg 22, Steelton 0 New Cumberland 26, Hummelstown 0 This week’s games Saturday, Sept. 6 or Sunday, Sept. 7 Middletown at New Cumberland Steelton at Hershey Hummelstown at Susquehanna FEDERAL CONFERENCE PEEWEE Division 5 W L PTS Boiling Springs 2 0 4 Gettysburg 2 0 4 Seven Sorrows 1 1 2 Big Spring 1 1 2 Good Shepherd 1 1 2 Shippensburg 1 1 2 West Perry Greenwood Northern Lebanon Halifax Susquenita Lower Dauphin
Division 6 W L PTS 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
Last week’s games Boiling Springs 25, Seven Sorrows 13 West Perry 1, Lower Dauphin 0 (forfeit) MIDGET Division 5 W L PTS Seven Sorrows 1 1 2 Big Spring 1 1 2 Good Shepherd 1 0 2 Boiling Springs 1 1 2 Gettysburg 1 1 2 Shippensburg 0 2 0 Greenwood
Division 6 W L PTS 1 1 2
Halifax 2 0 4 Northern Lebanon 1 1 2 West Perry 1 0 2 Susquenita 1 1 2 Lower Dauphin 0 2 0 Last week’s games Boiling Springs 32, Seven Sorrows 25 West Perry 1, Lower Dauphin 0 (forfeit) PONY Division 5 W L PTS Seven Sorrows 1 0 2 Shippensburg 1 0 2 Boiling Springs 1 0 2 Good Shepherd 0 0 0 Big Spring 0 1 0 Division 6 W L PTS Shippensburg 1 0 2 Susquenita 1 0 2 West Perry 0 0 0 Northern Lebanon 0 1 0 Lower Dauphin 0 1 0 Last week’s games Seven Sorrows 35, Boiling Springs 7 West Perry 1, Lower Dauphin 0 (forfeit) This week’s games Sunday, Sept. 7 Big Spring at Seven Sorrows, Middletown Area Middle School Lower Dauphin at Greenwood BOYS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Northern York 0 0 2-0 West Perry 0 0 1-0 Trinity 0 0 1-1 East Pennsboro 0 0 1-1 Middletown 0 0 0-0 Milton Hershey 0 0 0-0 Camp Hill 0 0 0-2
GIRLS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division W L OVERALL Bishop McDevitt 3 0 3-0 East Pennsboro 1 2 1-2 Trinity 2 1 3-2 Camp Hill 2 1 2-1 James Buchanan 1 1 3-1 Middletown 0 4 0-4 Last week’s matches Trinity 5, Middletown 0 Camp Hill 5, Middletown 0 This week’s matches Thursday, Sept. 4 James Buchanan at Middletown, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 Middletown at Elizabethtown, 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 Middletown at Harrisburg Academy, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 Middletown at East Pennsboro, 4 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 3 0 7-0 Mechanicsburg 1 0 1-1 Palmyra 1 0 2-2 Mifflin County 1 0 1-3 Lower Dauphin 1 1 3-3 Northern York 0 1 2-4 Susquehanna Twp. 0 1 0-6 Central Dauphin East 0 4 0-5 Last week’s matches Mifflin County 3, Lower Dauphin 2 Lower Dauphin 5, Central Dauphin East 0 Lower Dauphin 4, Chambersburg 1 This week’s matches Thursday, Sept. 4 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 3:30 p.m.
This week’s games Thursday, Sept. 4 Middletown at West Perry, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8 State College at Lower Dauphin, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 9 Middletown at East Pennsboro, 6:30 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY MID-PENN CONFERENCE BOYS Keystone Division W L OVERALL Mechanicsburg 0 0 2-0 Hershey 0 0 1-0 Middletown 0 0 0-0 Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Palmyra 0 0 0-0 Cedar Cliff 0 0 0-0 Red Land 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0
Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 0 0 2-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 2-0 Lower Dauphin 0 0 1-1 Palmyra 0 0 1-1 Bishop McDevitt 0 0 0-0 Harrisburg 0 0 0-0 Central Dauphin East 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 2, Waynesboro 0 East Pennsboro 2, Lower Dauphin 1 This week’s games Thursday, Sept. 4 Susquehanna Twp. at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 Mechanicsburg at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Trinity 0 0 1-0-1 Middletown 0 0 1-0 West Perry 0 0 1-0 Camp Hill 0 0 0-0-1 Milton Hershey 0 0 0-0 East Pennsboro 0 0 0-0 Northern York 0 0 0-1 Last week’s games Middletown 2, Donegal 0 This week’s games Thursday, Sept. 4 West Perry at Middletown, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 East Pennsboro at Middletown, 7 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 0 0 2-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 1-0-1 Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Bishop McDevitt 0 0 0-0 Palmyra 0 0 0-0 Central Dauphin East 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0 This week’s games Thursday, Sept. 4 Lower Dauphin at Susquehanna Twp., 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 Lower Dauphin at Hempfield Tournament, 10:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 2-0 Lower Dauphin 0 0 1-0 Hershey 0 0 1-0 Palmyra 0 0 1-0 Middletown 0 0 0-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-0 Red Land 0 0 0-0 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 4, Twin Valley 1 This week’s games Friday, Sept. 5 Middletown at Palmyra, 4 p.m. Red Land at Lower Dauphin, 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 Lebanon at Middletown, 10 a.m. Lower Dauphin at Hempfield, 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8 Bishop McDevitt at Middletown, 4 p.m. Greenwood at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 Middletown at Susquehanna Twp., 4 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division W L OVERALL Hershey 0 0 2-0 Middletown 0 0 0-0 Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Steelton-Highspire 0 0 0-0 Milton Hershey 0 0 0-0 Palmyra 0 0 0-0 Trinity 0 0 0-0 Harrisburg 0 0 0-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-0 This week’s games Thursday, Sept. 4 Middletown at Lower Dauphin, 5:15 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Palmyra, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 Middletown at West Perry, noon Monday, Sept. 8 Middletown at Big Spring, 6:15 p.m. Columbia at Steelton-Highspire, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9 Lower Dauphin at Mechanicsburg, 6:45 p.m.
This week’s meets Saturday, Sept. 6 Lower Dauphin at Kutztown University Invitational, TBA Tuesday, Sept. 9 Middletown, Red Land at Lower Dauphin, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 0 0 1-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 1-1 Middletown 0 0 0-0 Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Palmyra 0 0 0-0 Cedar Cliff 0 0 0-0 Red Land 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0 This week’s meets Saturday, Sept. 6 Lower Dauphin at Kutztown University Invitational, TBA Tuesday, Sept. 9 Middletown, Red Land at Lower Dauphin, 4:30 p.m. GOLF MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL East Pennsboro 12 3 12-3 Trinity 14 1 14-1 Bishop McDevitt 8 7 8-7 Boiling Springs 8 7 8-7 Camp Hill 3 12 3-12 Middletown 0 15 0-15 This week’s games Monday, Sept. 8 Middletown, Capital Division at East Pennsboro, TBA Keystone Division W L OVERALL State College 16 2 16-2 Central Dauphin 15 3 15-3 Lower Dauphin 13 5 13-5 Hershey 10 8 10-8 Palmyra 6 12 6-12 Susquehanna Twp. 3 15 3-15 Central Dauphin East 0 18 0-18 This week’s games Saturday, Sept. 6 Lower Dauphin vs. Keystone Division, Manada Golf Course, 2 p.m.
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The Penn State Harrisburg women’s soccer team got off to a great start, beating Delaware Valley, 2-0 on Friday, Aug. 29 in Doylestown. The Lions scored just seven minutes into the first half when forward Alyssa Crowley made a great run and pass to Mel Snyder, who hit a one-touch through ball to central midfielder Hannah Jorich, a Middletown Area High School graduate. Jorich struck home the game-winner. The Blue & White kept the lead thanks to goalkeeper Mackenzie Gates, who made a great reaction save on a shot by Delaware Valley’s Mary Taylor just before the half. The Lions continued to work the ball nicely in the second half, forcing the Aggies to work hard to win the ball back. But Penn State Harrisburg increased its lead to 2-0 on Erica Hile’s first collegiate goal in the 83rd minute. “It was a great way to start the season. The entire team played well and worked on both sides of the ball to help Gates earn the shutout – especially our freshmen who made a great impact in their college debut,’’ said Penn State Harrisburg assistant coach Rudy Grubesky.
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Rollers’ Shaheim Moody-Williams. “That was the main thing that hurt us through the stretch of the game. We’ve just got to keep fighting and moving on.” One area that the Rollers did make some headway was returning the ball. In the second quarter, Quentin TaylorPorter ran the ball for 67 yards on a kick return, reaching the 16 yard line before Bishop McDevitt stopped him. Moody-Williams and Tyquan Walker also had good returns, but nothing that led to the Rollers reaching the end zone. As time continued to tick quarter in and quarter out, Bishop McDevitt continued to score. The Crusaders’ Andre Robinson scored three touchdowns, surpassing LeSean McCoy, now a running back for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, for second place on the list of all-time touchdowns in school history. Robinson, who finished the game with 75 total career touchdowns, trails only Jameel Poeteat, who has 84. Other McDevitt scorers Friday were White, Bryce Hall, Matt Geiger, Tayvon Bowers and Vinny Salamone. With just over two minutes left in the game, the Rollers staged their most serious scoring threat, as Nick Neidlinger attempted a 37-yard field goal that ended up wide. The Rollers wouldn’t have a chance to move the ball after that. “It’s hard coming in to a varsity game, your first game against a great school, and trying to compete the whole game,” Bowman said. “But when you never give up, you feel good at the end of the day – the feeling after the game that you tried and gave 100 percent.”
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Roller quarterback Jaki Bowman (10) stiff-arms a Crusader defender during a run. The Rollers face another challenge next – they travel to Reading to play Berks Catholic on Friday, Sept. 5. “Our focus is simply get better. We have next week, too, where we’re running into a top team against Berks Catholic, so we have to improve and we have to get better,” Erby said. “We have the toughest Class A schedule. We want to gain experience, and we’re gaining experience against top-notch talent.” And to prepare for that, the team will work on preventing similar mis-
takes the team made against Bishop McDevitt. Erby and his players believe they’ll continue to improve week to week with some work. “We got to be more crisp on everything. Being crisp is going to help a lot,” Bowman said. “Being smart with the ball is what we need, and making smart decisions in the right plays at the right time – and never giving up – are our goals.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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Bubblers burst Seven Sorrows’ hopes of sweep Bubblers’ first possession with an interception from his cornerback spot. Allen was far from through. He put the Eagles in scoring range with a 39-yard completion to Holmes. Two plays later, the pair hooked up for a 20-yard touchdown pass, pushing the Eagles to a 12-6 halftime lead. After the intermission, Seven Sorrows came out flat, and the Bubblers took full advantage, scoring in three plays to tie the game at 12. The next two possessions put the Eagles in a hole from which they couldn’t recover. The Bubblers scored another offensive touchdown, then added a defensive score after a bad Eagle snap sailed into the end zone and was recovered by a Boiling Springs player. The Bubblers pushed their lead to 32-12. The Eagles then went on a furious rally. Allen, under pressure, tucked it and ran for a 26-yard touchdown. On the next possession, Allen connected with Blake Keller for a 50-yard touchdown to pull Seven Sorrows within 7 points, but the Eagles ran out of time. Seven Sorrows hosts Big Spring, on Sunday, Sept. 7 at Middletown Area Middle School.
Ponies Seven Sorrows 35 After missing the opening weekend Boiling Springs 7
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of the CFA season due to an opponent forfeit, the Seven Sorrows Eagles finally hit the field. They went on the road in Week 2 to face the Boiling Springs Bubblers.
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The littlest Eagles hit the field running, finding the end zone twice. Matthew Gilhool and Jamar McKinney did the scoring, with Isaiah Shayter, Devon Reid and Lewis Dillard adding to the rushing attack. McKinney, Shayter and Gilhool also starred on defense, each with multiple tackles.
Peewees Boiling Springs 25 Seven Sorrows 13
The Bubblers jumped out to an early two-touchdown lead, but the Eagles battled back behind the running of Aidan Eckley, Michael Barilla and Logan Suhr, and trailed 13-6 at halftime. The Eagles also showed some life in the passing game, with Jadyn Maple making a great catch in traffic from quarterback Braelan Huber. Titus Carter, Marquis Beasley and Jaydon James led the defensive effort, but the Eagles had trouble holding the corner, and the Bubblers pulled away for the win.
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After a slow start, the Eagles hit high gear and lit up the scoreboard. John Stump ran for two touchdowns and an extra point as the Eagles controlled the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Stump showed his worth on defense, too, stripping the ball away from a Bubbler and returning it for a touchdown. The Eagles look to have a potent passing game. Quarterback Dylon Zettlemoyer found his big tight end, Tim Wagner, for a touchdown, and made it look easy. Brandyn Davis added another rushing touchdown, with Zettlemoyer and Derek Wall adding two extra point runs each.
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The Eagles scored on their opening possession when quarterback Camdyn Allen connected with Anthony Holmes for a 51-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-4. Allen then ended the
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iddletown has waited, and waited, for years now for the proposed new Amtrak train station that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has promised on West Main Street. It appears to be delayed, but not derailed. Now it probably won’t be built until sometime in 2017, at the earliest. It’s easy to be discouraged by the delay, but PennDOT seems intent on making it a reality. Indeed, it has acquired the land and the funding – about $32 million. What’s taken time is agreements on track layout and design from the three participating railroads that pass through Middletown – Amtrak, Norfolk Southern and the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad. Amtrak will do the track work, and the project must be coordinated with Amtrak’s labor force, which is busy with other projects. The new station would help in Middletown’s renovation – it’s the keystone of a plan to transform the western end of the borough, including an extension of Emaus Street that would bring travelers and students at nearby Penn State Harrisburg to a restored downtown business district. The delay is disappointing, but not discouraging. Don’t give up on the project yet.
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The CIA and the practice MARVINFOLKERTSMA of concealing its actions V-J Day: What we learned B about barbaric madness eginning in the 1990s, and accelerating after 9/11, the CIA flew terrorism suspects to secret police custody in Syria, Jorda, Egypt, Morocco and Libya. Many of them were tortured. Starting in 2002, the CIA began operating secret prisons all over the world: Thailand, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Afghanistan, Djibouti and, briefly, Guantanamo Bay. There, the agency subjected detainees to torturous “enhanced interrogation techniques,’’ in a program designed and implemented by two contractor psychologists named James Elmer Mitchell and Bruce Jessen. The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) authorized a great deal of this brutality – but the CIA made false factual representations to OLC to obtain that authorization, and tortured detainees in ways that were never authorized. Two CIA detainees, Manadel al-Jamadi and Gul Rahman, died as a result. The preceding paragraphs will come as no surprise to anyone who has researched or read about the CIA’s rendition, detention and interrogation program. But if I held a security clearance, I could lose my career or face prosecution for publishing them. The CIA takes the position that the names of countries that helped the U.S. operate its post 9/11 archipelago of prisons are classified. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence did not even attempt to have them declassified as it wrote its study on the CIA’s use of torture. Instead, the report refers to countries by pseudonyms – “Country A, Country B, Country C” or similar. Even this proved to be too much transparency for the Obama administration. According to a spokesperson for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the White House and CIA redacted those pseudonyms, and similar pseudonyms used to identify CIA personnel, from the report’s executive summary. Feinstein has postponed release of the executive summary to fight these and other redactions. An executive branch official told Reuters that using pseudonyms like “Country A” would not prevent readers from figuring out where the CIA tortured or transferred prisoners. That is true – but only because the black sites’ location has been a matter of public record for years. Human Rights Watch revealed that Poland and Romania hosted CIA prisons in 2005. Official investigations by the Council of Europe and the European Parliament confirmed this. Most recently, the European Court of Human Rights found that there was enough evidence of CIA torture in Poland to order the Polish government to compensate two detainees for abuses they suffered there. The CIA’s use of secret prisons in Afghanistan has been known even longer. The Washington Post first reported on a secret CIA detention site at Bagram airbase in December 2002. One official involved in abuses there told the Post, “if you don’t violate someone’s human rights some of the time, you probably aren’t doing your job.” The use of torture at CIA prisons in Afghanistan has been confirmed by U.S. courts, in habeas corpus cases brought by Guantanamo detainees who were held there before being shipped to Cuba. As absurd as it is to forbid the Senate from revealing CIA prisons in “Country A” and “Country B,” when court decisions have identified the countries in question, it is probably not the worst abuse of the classification power concerning the Senate report. While we know the locations of most CIA "black sites,'' the CIA has successfully censored the details of many of the worst things it did there. At the Guantanamo military commissions, at the CIA’s insistence, the government prevents victims from describing their own torture in open court. The court room is equipped with a censorship button in case the defendants, lawyers, or witnesses reveals “sources and methods.” This spring, we learned that “sources and methods” could include not only the CIA’s authorized “enhanced interrogation techniques,” but sexual assault. A physician who had examined Abd al Rahim al-Nashiri, accused of plotting the 2000 bombing of the U.S.S. Cole, testified that he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder and described physical symptoms consistent with “sexual torture.” But she was not permitted to describe what had happened to him. The CIA has likely tried to censor similar incidents from the Senate report. It has also attempted to prosecute the staffers who wrote it. If these things happened in a foreign dictatorship, we would be appalled. An out-ofcontrol intelligence service is no more acceptable here. The White House needs to listen to the Senate, and stop letting the CIA conceal the details of its own worst actions. If President Barack Obama refuses, the Senate should act to disclose the information on its own. Katherine Hawkins is the National Security Fellow for OpenTheGovernment.org.
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n Sept. 2, Overwhelming force had obliterated the 1945, V-J empire and its leadership’s ambitions, and Day, the Japan has been at peace ever since. funeral-like solemWhich brings us to a consideration of a nity of the Japanese current scourge of barbarism, this time surrender aboard occurring in the Middle East, the self-prothe USS Missouri claimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria was shattered by (ISIS). Compared to Japan, ISIS is “JV” the thunder of 400 B-29 bombers flying – junior varsity, to use President Barack overhead, accompanied by an additional Obama’s term. But there is nothing “JV” 1,500 carrier aircraft. In a bay packed about ISIS’s methods. with 260 Allied warships, the effect of We have seen them before, in different such an overwhelming demonstration of clothing: beheadings, impaling, suicide power could hardly fail to impress. attacks, dying for a higher cause (this The aerial procession roared over the time for Allah to establish a caliphate remains of an empire whose hordes had instead of a Mikado to establish an emswept across Asia like a scythe of murder pire), boundless contempt for others, and and annihilation for the previous decade commitment to a way of war that, like and a half. “Bushido,” resembles a death cult. Probably no country suffered more There is also nothing “JV” about the under Japanese occupation than China, goals of ISIS. Japan’s grand mission durespecially after Japan initiated its “Three ing World War II was to establish what it All” offensive in 1941: “Kill all, burn all, called a “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity destroy all.” Millions of Chinese were Sphere,” beyond which the military slaughtered during this campaign. leadership was less concerned; mostly it But perhaps the best measure of a nawanted to be left alone by the U.S. On the tion’s level of civilization is found in how other hand, the mission of ISIS is global it treats those it has captured – i.e., prisand strategic in that its leadership is deteroners of war. Here the Japanese record mined to conquer the world, one piece at is best summarized by Max Hastings’s a time, and to see its flag raised above the superb account in White House. “Retribution.” HastWhat should be ings writes, “The done about ISIS and What should be done about casual sadism of the similar totalitarian ISIS and similar movements? The Japanese towards totalitarian movements? answer, unfortunatetheir prisoners was so widespread, The answer, unfortunately, ly, is the same as the indeed, almost forced upon Alis the same as the one forced one universal, that it lied decision-makers upon Allied decision-makers during World War must be considered institutional. There during World War II in the II in the struggles were so many cases Germany struggles against Germany against of arbitrary beheadand Japan. and Japan. This does not mean ings, clubbings and bayonetings in using atomic bombs different parts of or reinstating the the empire that it is draft. Rather, it impossible to dismiss these as unauthormeans a recognition that this organization ized initiatives by individual officers and is not going to go away by itself and that men.” it will take a determined effort among an In fact, Hastings goes on to report that alliance of nations to rid the region of the victorious Japanese soldiers often mailed barbaric madness that has overtaken it. pictures of beheadings and bayonetings to The Kurds should be armed; regional their families back home, proudly depictplayers should be committed to the ing their macabre contributions to the struggle; and American airpower should war effort, faithfully adopting practices continue to support such efforts. authorized by their code of the warrior, Short of taking these measures, expect the “Bushido” ISIS to be around indefinitely. Indeed, it was this grotesque manual of The question is, will Western leaders Dantesque horrors that compelled Japasummon the resolve to deal with the barnese soldiers hardly ever to surrender, barism of today as they did during World until very late stages in the war. War II? The answer undoubtedly will And what is one to make of the hundreds shape the politics of our century, in the of Kamikaze suicide pilots who ravaged Middle East and throughout the globe. the American fleet off Okinawa, sinking or damaging 191 ships, killing thousands Dr. Marvin J. Folkertsma is a professor of American sailors, inflicting far more of political science and fellow for Ameridamage than the spectacular raid on Pearl can studies with The Center for Vision Harbor? The Japanese had descended to & Values at Grove City College, Mercer a level of barbarism that could only be County. countered with extreme measures. Hence the firebombing of Japanese cities by General Curtis LeMay’s B-29 bombers, a military aircraft whose research and development costs exceeded even those associated with building the atomic bomb. On March 9, 1945, the bombers leveled 16 square miles of Tokyo, killing We want to hear from you. at least 100,000 people and leaving Send your letters to: another million homeless. City after city letters@pressandjournal.com, or was scorched, culminating in the atomic 20 S. Union Street bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Middletown, Pa. 17057 the Russian invasion of Manchuria and Letters may be edited for accuracy, Emperor Hirohito’s reluctant decision clarity, and length. finally to meet the Allied demand for unconditional surrender on Aug. 14.
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or some time, the pundits and opinion-makers have lamented a world ready to collapse, have a revolution or otherwise bring us to widespread violence. Economists, for instance, talk about shock doctrine and management theorists talk about disruption theory. But maybe it’s not going to happen that way. Maybe in our attempt to survive the trajectory of history we just keep swerving to avoid all the unexpected things that could get in our way. Stephen Greenblatt, a Harvard professor of humanities, focused on swerving in his book “The Swerve: How the World Became Modern.’’ He postulates that the 15th century re-discovery of Lucretius’ “On the Nature of Things,’’ a long poem from pre-Christian times, changed the trajectory of philosophy and science to give us the Renaissance. History swerved, it changed course. Technically, a swerve is an “unforeseen deviation from the direct trajectory.” Or more pretentiously, “a major historical change in consciousness that is neither predictable nor orderly.” It is a redirection of the arc of history. Lucretius theorized that all things, including human beings, are made up of atoms that continually move and collide. “On the Nature of Things’’ is a truly extraordinary work because it presents us with what Greenblatt calls the modern world. Galileo, Jefferson, Freud, Darwin and Einstein all read it and used it. Greenblatt’s theory is much like the nudge theory in economics, where introducing a small change, a nudge, can have an outsized positive impact and, Maybe in our attempt to in this case, a whole new cul- survive the tural trajectory. Nudge theory is trajectory of histhe operational tory we just keep part of swervswerving ing theory. In effect, we can- to avoid all the unexpected not know the future, which things that could comes at us in get in our way. always unexpected ways. But, using the theory in the simplest sense, we can swerve to avoid the deer in the road or we can bring the Iranians into a negotiation. In a more sophisticated use, the New York Times recently noted Greenblatt’s book but then did not recognize that a number of articles in the same issue reported the world “swerving in a new direction.” Another article condemned large as well as small dams as cost-ineffective. Silicon Valley “having radically changed the way we communicate,’’ now aims to transform the way we eat. History presents important cases of swerving. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’’ and led us to end slavery. Rachel Carson wrote “Silent Spring’’ and changed our consciousness about the environment. And “On the Nature of Things’’ gave us modern science and secularism. The world is full of more mundane examples. That Americans would quit smoking was not predictable 40 years ago. That 19 states should make gay marriage legal was neither predictable nor orderly. That the Arab Spring should happen and then crumble into warring tribalism was not predictable. That the American people would elect an untried, young black man to be president or that the College of Cardinals would elect a humble man named Francis as pope were both unpredictable. But science fiction writers with their freedom of imagination never dreamed of anything approaching the Internet and the impact it has had on our consciousness. All of these reflected or foretold a major historical change in consciousness. America is now poised on the edge of history waiting for those major changes in consciousness that will scramble any number of trajectories. People out there like Elizabeth Warren, Rand Paul and, certainly, the president watch the unexpected come hurtling at them and want to be able to swerve and nudge and change the world. We all have to live with the fact that life is unpredictable. At his point in history, it is more unpredictable than we ever would have imagined. We are going to swerve with each unforeseen, everyday occurrence. And then we will hopefully nudge things in the right direction at the right time. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist with the federal government.
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New laws protect those wrongly accused of child abuse
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ver the last few months, I have been providing updates about efforts in the General Assembly to strengthen the state’s laws for reporting cases of child abuse and holding perpetrators accountable for their heinous actions. A Task Force on Child Protection was formed in 2011 to identify deficiencies in our state child protection laws and make recommendations on how to fix them. As a result, 17 pieces of legislation to further protect Pennsylvania children have been signed into law. This month, the category of laws I will discuss addresses a slightly different issue than past months. Along with laws to ensure children are protected must also come laws to safeguard the rights of those who are wrongfully accused of child abuse. An accusation of child abuse has the potential to ruin someone’s life, so while the key goal of the Child Protection Package is to keep our children safe, it’s also important we have safeguards in place so those who are wrongfully accused can use their due process rights to seek appeals. The first law passed to address this issue was Act 123. The law establishes due process protections for those who are subjected to unfounded reports, and requires a child abuse investigation to include an interview with the alleged perpetrator whenever reasonably possible. It also makes changes to laws regarding joint child abuse investigations (those involving county Children and Youth agencies and law enforcement) and investigation of reports to ensure all parties involved work together to provide the most efficient, most advanced methods of investigating possible instances of child abuse. The second law, Act 108, requires
the county Children and Youth Agency director and solicitor approve indicated reports of child abuse and provide a specific timeline for appeals of the outcome of a child abuse investigation. In addition, this law allows child victims or child material witnesses to testify at a hearing by closedcircuit television, and allows the admissibility of certain out-of-court statements made by a young child or a disabled child. For more information about the state’s child protection efforts, visit pahousegop.com.
School bus safety As children head back to the classrooms for the start of the new school year, I would like to provide parents and students with a list of important school bus safety tips to remember when traveling to and from school this fall. Please take a moment to review the following tips, offered by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, to help ensure children arrive to and from school safely each day: • Get to the school bus stop five minutes early so you won’t have to run across the road to catch the bus • When waiting for the bus, stay away from traffic – line up at least five giant steps away from the curb or the roadway to wait for the bus • Never run after the school bus if it has already left the bus stop • Always walk at least 10 feet in front of the bus when crossing so that the school bus driver can see you • Be aware – cross with care! Wait until the school bus has stopped all traffic before stepping out onto the road • When the school bus is moving, always stay in your seat, and never
put your head, arms or hands out the window • Talk quietly; do not distract the school bus driver • Never play with the emergency exits; backpacks, band instruments, or sports equipment may not block the aisle or emergency exits; if there is an emergency, listen to the driver and follow instructions • Never cross the street behind the school bus • If you leave something on the bus or drop something outside of the bus, never go back for it – the driver may not see you and begin moving the bus • Never speak to strangers at the bus stop and never get into a car with a stranger Pennsylvania’s Motor Vehicle Code states that drivers who approach a school bus with its red lights flashing and its stop arm extended must stop at least 10 feet away from the bus whether the driver is behind the bus or coming toward the bus on the same roadway or approaching an intersection at which the school bus is stopped. Drivers must remain stopped until the red lights stop flashing, the stop arm has been withdrawn and the children have reached a safe place. Failure to stop for a school bus with a flashing red light and extended stop arm can result in a 60-day driver’s license suspension, five points on an individual’s driving record and a fine. For more school bus safety resources, visit the “PA At Your Service’’ section of RepPayne.com. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes most of Middletown, part of Swatara Twp. and all of Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and Hummelstown.
TOMHORTON The Chesapeake Bay’s destiny depends on our vigilance
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osing farmland. For decades around the Chesapeake Bay, that’s been as sure a bet as death and taxes. It’s a significant part of how Virginia and Pennsylvania figure to meet federally-mandated pollution goals – because, to our sorrow, modern and intensive agriculture remains a water polluter. But surprise: The latest (2007–12) census of U.S. agriculture reported a net gain in watershed farmland, about 125,000 acres. What’s more pertinent, indicative of a larger concern, is the higher grain prices driven by national and world markets that caused the gain in crop land. High grain prices in recent years have slowed planting forested buffers along Chesapeake waterways to filter polluted runoff from ag and developed lands. Government payments to encourage buffers can’t compete with the profit from grain. This is just one of several areas where the destiny of the Chesapeake Bay may lie outside of the control of the Chesapeake Bay Program, the state-federal partnership that is trying to restore the Bay. Consider climate change. Even if the U.S. and the rest of the world get serious about reducing CO2 emissions, we’ve virtually guaranteed impacts on the bay that will get worse before they get better: • Rising sea levels will degrade tens of thousands of acres of wetlands, leading to a loss of habitat and an increase in sediment pollution • Warming waters will kill eelgrass, a key species of submerged aquatic vegetation that is already on the southern limits of its range. Warmer water also holds less of the aquatic oxygen lacking in the bay. Then there’s fracking for natural gas. Debates rage over how much this pollutes aquifers, and whether it will really reduce CO2 by replacing coal. Meanwhile, it’s certain that in Pennsylvania alone, fracking will remove tens of thousands of acres of forest for drilling pads, pipeline rights of way and haul roads – and forest is our least polluting land
use. The broadest “uncontrollable” is population, doubling from 8 million within the watershed since the 1950s, and most likely tripling in coming decades. This drives everything from more pollution to more intensive agriculture. No government, environmental or scientific organization in the watershed wants to talk about stabilizing population. Then there are natural cycles like the North Atlantic Oscillation, an atmospheric pressure difference between Iceland and the Azores that fluctuates unpredictably. It can alter for years or decades the prevailing winds on the Chesapeake. This can make aquatic oxygen better or worse at the same level of pollution control. In theory, the Bay Program, led by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, has a handle on these uncontrollables. The EPA sets total maximum daily loads of pollutants, essentially upper limits on the pollution a healthy estuary can take. So if more farm acres or more people, or less forest or less eelgrass or fewer wetlands result in more pollution, the EPA cranks this into its computer models and tells the states they must reduce more pollutants to compensate for the changes. In the real world, there are large time lags between when we see these uncontrollables coming and when we can assess their impact, react – and then figure out how well our solutions work. And there’s so much “noise” in a shallow estuary with a huge drainage basin. Wet or dry years cause fluctuations in how much pollution enters the bay in runoff. Climate change, as we continue to increase CO2, is a moving target. To the good, there are circumstances outside the Bay Program’s control with positive effects. Better enforcement of the Clean Air Act is lowering pollution to the bay. Building islands to hold dredged material from shipping lanes is restoring wetlands. A national economic slowdown may have helped to put a crimp in sprawl development around the watershed. The recent federal listing of CO2 as a pollutant should help with
climate change. So what to do, as it’s unlikely the good aspects of uncontrollables will come close to offsetting the bad ones? Start by communicating more, and gathering better and more timely information about just how dynamic our situation is. Don’t wait until 2017, when the EPA plans to assess how we’re progressing toward the clean water deadlines in 2025. Deal right now with the most predictable uncontrollables, like sea level rise. Retreat wherever appropriate from the bay’s edges; leave room for rising seas to create wetlands as they destroy existing ones. Build reforestation into the price of all that “cheap” new fracked gas to reflect its real cost. Require proven ag pollution controls like winter cover crops that suck up polluted runoff. Regulate the spreading of animal manure. Tightly monitor farm practices to reduce pollution. Too much is now computer-modeled, not measured, and we don’t know what’s working. And we can begin to honestly ask whether it’s likely we’ll have water quality in a bay with a watershed that holds 24 million people that’s as healthy as when there were 8 million. Tom Horton covered the Chesapeake Bay for 33 years for the Baltimore Sun, and is author of six books about the bay.
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• “Originally, the Bluebird fire truck was refurbished with tax dollars. Then it was sold to a local sawmill for one-third of what the cost was to refurbish it. It’s a part of our local history! Mayor Curry may not have been at the council meeting, but he was quoted. December 12, 2012 minutes: Borough Manager Konek reported James Curry, a member of the Historical Restoration Commission, has proposed the borough take over the 1957 Seagrave fire engine, known as the ‘Bluebird.’ Council President McNamara said the fire department’s woman’s auxiliary is disbanding and would like to sell the ‘Bluebird.’ The purchase would be a capital expenditure. Councilor Louer moved the restoration commission acquire the ‘Bluebird’ and that it be utilized for fund raising. The motion was seconded by Councilor Arnold. After discussion centered on when it would be garaged, the motion passed on a 7-2 vote, with Councilors Brubaker and Sites dissenting.” Editor’s note: Mayor James H. Curry III has denied making a proposal to buy the Bluebird. He was not serving on the Historical Restoration Commission at that time, and did not attend the Middletown Borough Council meeting where the purchase of the Bluebird was approved, according to Curry and borough officials.
• “Why the need for the new outfits,
Middletown? I always thought it was the players and attitude ... not the helmet and uniform. Penn State was never fancy and won two championships.”
• “Here’s a recent Facebook post
from Councilwoman Anne Einhorn: ‘I recognize that the previous council lowered electric but I also believe that you can’t make that kind of change without a price attached. We have paid for that move many times over through lost jobs
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and services as well as higher rates in other areas. Unfortunately, council dug itself into a hole in order to keep empty promises and make themselves look good. We all know that our country depends on taxes, utility rates, all service rates, etc. to survive, but no one should be on the hook to pay for past mistakes.’ Who should pay for the so-called mistakes that your friends made? The former council members are the ones you cling to on Facebook! They’re your friends! What do you offer as a solution to the problems? Your best friends were the Stonehills! Mr. Stonehill spent the taxpayer’s money like it grew on trees! If the sewer rates had been increased years ago, we wouldn’t be facing this 40 percent increase today! The increase would’ve been gradual. However, your ‘friends’ wanted to look good, so they chose not to do the right thing, which would have been to increase the sewer rates!”
• “OK, when did Middletown Area
High School let Steelton-Highspire kids go to their school? They said they did not want them there because of fights in the school with other kids. If it was other kids doing that, the parents will get told about it and tell them to send them to the other school.”
• “How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you. Have you hurt anyone’s feelings? Someone is watching.”
• “I wish they would quit fooling
around, put the pipe in the ground and get out of town. I can’t understand what’s taking so long. I would have expected them to work more while in the center of town.”
• “Why am I paying money at a
home football game to watch my boy on the visitors’ side of the field? I just found out that because some of the parents do not know how to act, the seventh- and eighth-grade football games are played with the visitors in the home spot. Not only that, but the parents are not allowed to go to the visitors’ bleachers to cheer their team on as well. I understand where the coaching staff is coming from, but that’s not how to handle the situation. The kids need our support, especially at home games. The few parents who were born in barns need to stay home because they give us all a bad name and obviously don’t know how to conduct themselves at our children’s events. I don’t agree with the decision to play in the visitors’ spot.”
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• “When you deliberately wrong a child, whether on purpose or went along with the crowd, you will be judged. Those who knew and did nothing are just as guilty.”
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• “Not happy signing those papers
on the iPad rules. If you take away book bags or carrying bags, of course they will be dropped. Someone wasn’t thinking on this point. Issue clear handled bags or you are going to have a lot of people fighting your deductible rule.”
• “Reminder that talks for a clear school bags need to happen.”
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Club members, from left, Brie Wise, Jaiden Leese, Gracie White, Angel Leonard, Ross Stickel, Hannah Stickel, Ariana Stickel and Luke Spangenberg attend God’s Boot Camp at Geyers United Methodist Church, Londonderry Twp.
DAWGS Club opens fall season
Happy September. We welcome this month of cooler summer days and warm autumn ones. Don’t get crazy on us, September – just a little cooler is all we want! I want to share a few random facts about September: • September is the ninth month – and the only month with the same number of letters in its name in English as the number of the month • Shakespeare did not mention September in any of his plays • In Britain in 1752, September had only 19 days, as we changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar • September is the only month in which share prices have more often fallen than risen • The only U.S. president with a September birthday is William Howard Taft (our 27th president, who served from 1909-13) Have a wonderful week and enjoy this time of year. Be sure to share any news you have with your neighbors. Give me a call or shoot me an e-mail! Birthdays Happy 24th cake day to John Guerrieri of Lower Swatara Twp. He celebrates on Thursday, Sept. 4. Enjoy your Labor Day birthday week, John. Gabriella Colley of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Thursday, Sept. 4 as she turns 12. Hope it is full of fun and sun! Best wishes for a very happy birthday to Dr. Sam Selcher of Lower Swatara as he marks his cake and ice cream day on Friday, Sept. 5. Time to sing that old Beatles hit, “When I’m Sixty-Four!’’ Happy landmark confetti-popping day to Aaron Gray of Middletown. He is 18 on Friday, Sept. 5. Happy real-adult birthday to Davy Brodish of Lower Swatara. His big cake day is on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Congrats, and happy 21st!
The DAWGS Kids Club at Geyers United Methodist Church, Londonderry Twp., begins its 2014-15 season on Wednesday, Sept. 10 with three different programs for children as young as age 3. Bible stories, crafts, cooking, singing and games, along with a snack, are offered each Wednesday. The DAWGS (Dynamic and Wiggly God Seekers) club meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The weekly meetings are free and held at the church, 1605 S. Geyers Church Road. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Kathy Menear at 717-930-4454.
Club members, from left, Sasha Jones, Tessa Barone and Emma Skrinak sit in a tent during a God’s Boot Camp theme party.
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Greenwood Hills dedication The Greenwood Hills Homeowners Association of Lower Swatara is holding a dedication ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7 for a new kiosk at the Association Pond entrance on Hamilton Drive. The new kiosk was erected to highlight the riparian barrier and recent landscaping. Greenwood Hills resident Lori Yeich is Chair of the Greenwood Hills Pond Reclamation Committee. Anniversaries Happy 15th anniversary to Matt and Kim Deimler of Lower Swatara. They celebrate on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Enjoy your romantic holiday all week long. Ed and Peggy Lucas of Lower Swatara celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Congrats, and enjoy your special day together! Happy 31st hearts, roses and chocolates day to Tom and Carol Harvey of Lower Swatara as they observe their special couple day on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Rob and Paula Alcock of Lower Swatara mark their 21st anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 4. Best wishes for a wonderful day to you both. Joe and Betty Hile of Lower Swatara celebrate 55 years of wedded bliss on Friday, Sept. 5. Enjoy your hearts and flowers day all weekend. Bill and Carolyn Holmes celebrate their anniversary on Friday, Sept. 5. Happy 55th anniversary to you two! Happy 61st wedding anniversary to George and Jean Penyak of Lower Swatara. Congrats, and best wishes for a wonderful day together on Friday, Sept. 5. Jack and Phyllis Etter of Lower Swatara married on Sept. 7, 1957, and on Sunday they will celebrate 57 years together. God bless you and your family on your special day! Happy 24th wedded bliss day to Frank and Sandy Popp of Lower Swatara on Monday, Sept. 8. Congrats to you both for a marvelous anniversary. Mike and Paige Pavlishin of Lower Swatara mark their 36th year together on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Enjoy a wonderful day together. Township meetings The following meetings will be held at the Lower Swatara municipal building on Spring Garden Drive: • Lower Swatara Twp. Recreation Board, 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3 • Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners, and board of commissioners, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3 Dinner time St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Spring and Union streets in Middletown will host a community dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8 (or until food is all). The menu is baked chicken, baked macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes or corn and dessert. Drinks are also included. There is a cost charged. Everyone is welcome. Please enter through the parking lot doors. Ladies brunch All women are invited to attend the “Passing on Your Legacy” brunch buffet at 9 .m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the Spring Garden Conference Center on Spring Garden Drive in Lower Swatara. The buffet is presented by the Hershey Area Women’s Connection, Affiliated with Christian Women’s Clubs of America. Alice Winner, a professional spinner from Hummelstown, will be featured. The musician will be Annette Conrad, a vocalist from Hummelstown, and the speaker will be Shirley Brosius of Millersburg, who will share ideas for passing on priceless memories to family and friends. For reservations, call Edna at 717652-0997 or Jean at 717-657-0006, or e-mail hersheyawc@verizon.net. Reservation deadline is Friday, Sept. 5.
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Highspire chorus concert All are welcome to attend the Highspire Bicentennial Chorus Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. Music from 1814-2014 will be performed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 240 Broad St., Highspire. Come out to enjoy this unique celebration of history. New Orleans recipe This is from the joker in my deck of cards: Island Style Conch Ceviche • 1 pound of frozen conch steak, thinly sliced • 3 tablespoons of red bell pepper, 1/4 inch diced • 3 tablespoons of green bell pepper, 1/4 inch diced • 3 tablespoons of yellow bell pepper, 1/4 inch diced • 4 tablespoons of red onion, 1/4 inch diced • 1 scallion, 1/4 inch diced • 3/4 cup of bunch fresh cilantro • 1 cup of lime juice • 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar • 1/8 teaspoon of scotch bonnet pepper • 2 dashes of hot sauce • 3 tablespoons of olive oil • 1/2 teaspoon of salt • 1 teaspoon of ground white pepper Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl; marinate minimum three hours. Divide onto four plates; garnish with lime wedges and sprig of cilantro. Conch steak is much easier to slice when frozen. Makes 4 servings. Pennsylvania fact quiz 1. Bubble gum first originated in Pennsylvania in 1928 in what city? (Philadelphia) 2. The very first beauty salon opened in what Pennsylvania city? (Philadelphia) 3. What is Philadelphia’s nickname? (City of Brotherly Love) 4. Monroe County was named after what famous person? (U.S. president James Monroe) 5. What U.S. President retired to a farm adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania? (Dwight D. Eisenhower; the farm is located in Cumberland Twp., Adams County) Quote of the Week “When we place our dependence in God, we are unencumbered, and we have no worry. In fact, we may even be reckless, insofar as our part in the production is concerned. This confidence, this sureness of action, is both contagious and an aid to the perfect action. The rest is in the hands of God … the same God who has won all His battles up to now.” – Vince Lombardi, American football coach, player and executive. Question of the Week What was or is your favorite subject in school? “Reading!” – Katie Camilli, 10, Harrisburg. “Math.” – Brian Hutchison, 13, Middletown. “Art class, because I like to create things.” – Katelyn Wagner, 6, Lower Swatara. “Math, because math is interesting.” – Madison Zettlemoyer, 10, Royalton. “I’m not a big school guy. I did like architecture class.” – Mason Guckavan, 16, Lower Swatara. “Biology.” – Justin Imler, 16, Lower Swatara. “Reading – I like stories.” – Jacob Rideout, 6, Middletown. Proverb for the Week A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the Lord (19:3).
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Middletown First Church of God, 245 W. High and Answers, maybe.” A Christian’s Street, Middletown, invites you to question and answer session with lots join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or of discussions. There are also classes 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is for Youth: middle school and senior high; Children’s Classes for all ages provided. Sunday evenings: A Collective - Din- and babysitting. Kick-Off Sunday, Sept. 7: We begin ner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with again. Today we bless backpacks, form us. You are not alone in your faith, some new groups and begin anew with some others. Children going your doubts and your desires. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer into first grade and sixth grade will be promoted. Services are at 8 and Young Adult Bible Study. Wednesday Night Live: Supper 10:30 a.m. Latino Congregation: Betesda is at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 Classes offered: Bible Study 1 and W. High St., Middletown. Estudios 2 Thessalonians; Adult Bible Study Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio on “Running Together to Win”; Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Craft Class; NOOMA (Short films Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez promoting spiritual reflections on (717) 333-2184. individual life experiences); Car Care: For additional information call the A six-week course in basic car care church office at 944-9608 or e-mail for the everyday girl/guy; “Questions us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
New Beginnings Church Middletown
We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of a people through faith in Jesus Christ. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at the Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday school for all ages at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6:00 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship family kick-off picnic is Sun., Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. All youth in our community in grades 6-12 who would be interested in joining our growing youth group is welcome. Just come at 4 p.m. or call Dana Rhine at 215-4246 for information. Acolyte for September: Faith Rhine. Children’s Church leaders for September 7: Pam Eberly and Donna Thompson. Outside flower watering for week
of August 31: Lynn and Dave Brandt. Bobby Bright wishes to thank all leaders and helpers from New Beginnings and the community for their help in the Wacky Wednesday program over the summer. And to all the children and teens from the church and community who attended and made it a success. Pastor Britt is having “Retired Senior Meet and Greet” programs to get to know the senior members and friends of our congregation better and they him. The final meeting is Thurs., Sept. 4. Call Dianne Daily at 944-9595 if you’d like to attend or just show up. In the fall there will be dates for the “working people” to have the same opportunity. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our Website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown
The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship – visitors are especially welcome! On Sun., Sept. 7, informal worship will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Indian Echo Caverns in their meeting room, including Communion by intinction. Dress down and do come. Following worship we will enjoy a church picnic; you are asked to bring a generous covered dish or dessert. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and beverage will be provided. A playground is available for children. Grace Triumphant is a Bible Study that has met for four years in the home of Paula and Larry Lisenby, friends of the church. The group of about 15 adult women and men meet each Sunday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and are now meeting in our Fellowship Hall. Those who attend bring food to share from 5:30-6 p.m. The study follows at 6 p.m. using Max Lucado’s “Come Thirsty, Traveling Light,” and “Next
Door Savior.” Copies are available if you are interested in attending. Please direct your questions to Paula and Larry at 944-3131. Mary’s Circle will meet on Tues., Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. for Bible Study and Fellowship. All ladies are welcome to attend. Our new Bible study is entitled “Reconciling Paul – A Contemporary Study of II Corinthians.” Church School resumes Sun., Sept. 14 with classes for all ages at 9:15 a.m. Children meet in the Morrow Room; Teens meet in the Teen Room; Adult Forum meets in Fellowship Hall. Join SAGE for our Sept. 17 lunch and program at noon in Fellowship Hall. Lunch will be held. There is a cost. The program features Mike Krempasky of Capital Area Greenbelt Association, talking about a 20-mile nature trail in the Harrisburg area. Sign up and bring a friend. Please RSVP with payment (checks payable to the church) by Sept. 14. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.
Geyers United Methodist Church
Geyers United Methodist Church, Londonderry Township, invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 9 a.m. We offer a Nursery and Children’s Church at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Coffee Fellowship begins at 10 a.m. followed by Adult and Children’s Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. Communion is offered the first Sunday of each month. Prayer meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Organist Dave Umberger will hold a special musical performance on Sun., Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. The performance will be followed by an ice cream social. Offerings will be accepted. The public is encouraged to attend. The youth group D.A.W.G.S (Dynamic and Wiggly God Seekers), will begin on Wed., Sept. 10. D.A.W.G.S. is open to children ages 3 to 12 and runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. They meet most Wednesdays and will continue through April. Children will be treated to Christ-centered stories, crafts, games, singing and snacks. The D.A.W.G.S. Club will perform on Sun., Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. during the regular church service and all are welcome to attend. The Club is open to the public. For more information, contact Kathy Menear at 930-4454 or KarenKathy@ comcast.net. The Geyers Youth Group, ages 12
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through 18, will also meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Contact Tim Stine for more information about this new club at 367-5287 or tstine@comcast.net. The Quilt Ministry is collecting flannel sheets and very lightweight blankets, twin size or larger, to be used as quilt batting. Please place these items in the Narthex. Nonperishable food items are collected for the Middletown Food Bank each Sunday. Campbell Soup labels, education box tops, printer ink cartridges and soda tabs are also collected weekly. Consider volunteering at Mission Central the fourth Tuesday of each month. Our next trip will be Tues., Sept. 23. We will leave Geyers at 8:15 a.m. and return about noon. Please wear closed-toe shoes. Contact Kathy Espenshade for more information. Please make reservations to attend by calling the church office. Welcome Packets are available in the Narthex. Feel free to pick up a packet to learn more about Geyers United Methodist Church and our activities. Geyers is located at 1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown in Londonderry Township. Pastor Donald Walters and the church office can be reached at 944-6426 or geyerschurch@verizon.net.
Middletown Visitors to our worship service are Sun., Sept. 7: 9 a.m., Sunday Church always welcome. May this time of school, with classes for all ages. Adult praising God and learning of his plan Sunday school devotional leader for for our lives be helpful to one and all. September: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., Evangelical Church meets on the worship service. The worship center corner of Spruce and Water streets at is handicap and wheelchair acces157 E. Water St., Middletown, south sible. Nursery helpers: Gloria Clouser, Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill are given in memory of Elizabeth convenience store. and Simon Grubb presented by their The ministries scheduled at Evan- children and grandchildren. gelical United Methodist Church Mon., Sept. 8: 1:30 p.m., Frey Village from September 3-9 are always open Communion. to everyone. Tues., Sept. 9: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Wed., Sept. 3: 6 p.m., AA Book Ministry; 6 p.m., Finance CommitStudy; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir re- tee meeting; 7 p.m., Church Council hearsal. meeting.
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Middletown Are you perplexed or perhaps dis- the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the tressed by the rapid change in moral first Sunday of every month, free to standards of the present day? We at all who come. We also have Sunday Calvary Church are committed to school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., upholding the unchanging standards and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 of the Word of God, which is revealed p.m. We are now studying the Gospel in the Bible. We are also committed to of Luke. Feel free to contact us with proclaiming the hope of salvation from questions at 944-5835. the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone. We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following
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Wesley invites you to come and worship with us. A caring welcome awaits you. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” We share Holy Communion this Sunday. Our table is open to all who love Jesus and desire to walk in his ways. Pastor Dawes’ sermon is “Wrestling with an Angel” based on Genesis 32:22-32. Chancel choir begins Wednesday rehearsals on Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and sings on Sun., Sept. 7. Anyone interested in joining the choir should contact Walt Stiller. A Bible Study on the New Testament Book of James begins Thurs., Sept.11 at 7 p.m. led by Rev. Dawes. The study group will meet in the parlor. All are welcome. This short letter is a timely word for all seeking to follow Jesus
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“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our September 7 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Rd., Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings lead by Pastor Suanne Whorl. September’s sermon series is “The Art of Possibility.” We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there are a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome: A prayer time, “Partners in Prayer,” that meets the first Monday of each
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835
Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am Evening Worship - 6 pm www.calvaryopc.com
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
Hours: Mon.-Wed. 11-5 Th. & Fri. 11-6, Closed Sat. & Sun.
124 W. Main Street, Middletown
944-1000
• • • HOURS • • • Monday 1-8; Tuesday 12-8 Wednesday Closed ; Thursday 10-8 Friday 9-8; Saturday 8-12
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
SUANNE WHORL, Pastor
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
www.ebenezerumc.net
244 W. Second St., RR, Hummelstown 566-5866
month at 7 p.m. We gather together to pray for each other and the world around us. Through scripture song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence; Have a favorite board game? Come join us for “Game Night” every third Monday at 6:30 p.m.; Our Women’s Retreat will be held Fri., Sept. 26 through Sun., Sept. 28. Come enjoy a fun filled weekend of games, scripture, conversation and good food. “Getting Your Game On!” is this year’s theme and the topics will be about women in the Bible. For more details on the retreat or any other questions please call us at 939-0766.
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(Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
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ages 4 to second grade are welcome to participate in Junior Church during the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., Sept. 3: 10:30 a.m., Prayer meeting; 7 p.m., Bible Club (ages 5 and up), and an Adult Bible Study. Come and hear the Word, the truth that will set you free. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown
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and change the world. Our church office is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Office hours on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are 10 a.m. to noon. A Community Blood Drive, sponsored by the Red Cross, is being held at Wesley on Thurs., Sept. 18 from 1 to 6 p.m. Call 1-800-Red-Cross to schedule an appointment. Food Pantry Sunday is September 21. We welcome and appreciate all food and personal care items to help those in need in Middletown through the Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the Fourth Friday of every month from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
Open Door Bible Church
"Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
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Evangelical United Methodist Church
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a.m.; Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual traditional service and is 45 minutes in length. Please enter through the parking lot doors. Sat., Sept. 6: Gather in Lutheran Hall at 9 a.m. for service projects. God’s Work Our Hands. Sun., Sept. 7: Food Pantry Sunday. The Pantry is in need of personal care items. Mon., Sept. 8: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Community dinner here at St. Peter’s. Visit our website at www.stpetersmiddletown.org. Scripture readings for the week: Ezek. 33:7-11; Ps. 119:33-40; Rom. 13:8-14; Matt. 18:15-20.
Wesley United Methodist Church
Middletown
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church is located at Spring and Union streets, Middletown. We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person, questions, complexities and all. Join us as we do God’s work in Christ’s name for the life of the world. As a Reconciling in Christ congregation, we welcome and invite all of God’s people regardless of age, ethnicity, physical or mental abilities, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or economic status. You are invited to join us for worship on Wednesday morning, Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Worship time beginning September 7 is 8:15 and 11 a.m. Sunday Church School is at 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship service is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. Wednesday morning service is at 10
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First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651
REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am
Geyers United Methodist Church
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
PASTOR DON WALTERS
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor
Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
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2014 Elizabethtown Fair
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t was a vast and joyful celebration of agriculture. Every year, the Elizabethtown Fair puts the “culture’’ in agriculture, with livestock shows, cooking contests, carnival rides, tractor pulls and canning competitions stretched across the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds. It’s an event where they toss hay bales, milk cows and race in sacks, where the goats bleat, the frogs jump and the fireworks sparkle, where the blue-ribbon pies, canned vegetables and homemade jams make your mouth water. This summer’s fair, held from Monday, Aug. 18 to Saturday, Aug. 23, was no different. See who was there!
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